True or False
True or False?
An arrest warrant must be signed by a judge
True
A judge issues the warrant if they find probable cause
What is the legal standard required for an arrest?
Probable Cause
An _________ is any acceptable excuse for asking question
Articulable reason to ask questions
True or False?
Refusing to answer a police officer's question can create reasonable suspicion
False
What is the legal standard required for an Inquiry?
Founded suspicion that criminality is afoot
______ is the belief that the suspect committed the crime, based on “totality of circumstances.”
Probable Cause
True or False?
A frisk allows an officer to reach into a suspect's pockets
False
An officer is not allowed to reach into pockets unless they feel or see an object that could be a weapon or evidence of the crime
What is the legal standard required for a Request for Information?
Articulable reason to ask
_______ is a general sense that the person is involved in something criminal
Founded suspicion that criminality is afoot
True or False?
A civilian is legally required to answer a police officer's questions during a Request for Information
False
Civilians are not required to answer questions or provide proof of identity
What is the legal standard required for a Frisk?
Articulable basis to fear for their safety
An officer has an ________ when they have reason to believe that the suspect has a weapon on their person
Articulable Basis that their life may be in danger
True or False?
A frisk can happen after a person has already been arrested
False
A frisk only occurs prior to arrest; afterward it's called a search incident to a lawful arrest
What is the legal standard required for a Forcible Stop?
Reasonable suspicion
_________ is when the circumstances lead the officer to believe that the suspect has committed or is about to commit a crime
Reasonable Suspicion