an arrest takes place when a person suspected of a crime is taken into custody
100
Explain the exclusionary rule
a legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence
100
What is the inappropriate use of race as a factor in investigations
Racial profiling
100
What does it mean to corroborate
to confirm the informant's tip with information from other sources
200
What is a court order commanding that the person named in it be taken into custody
An arrest warrant
200
who is a search warrant obtained from
a judge
200
What is interrogation
a questioning of an accused person of a crime
200
What is reasonable suspicion
evidence that justifies an officer in stopping and questioning and individual believed to be involved in criminal activity; based on less evidence than probable cause but more than a mere hunch
300
What is the difference between probable cause to arrest and reasonable suspicion
Probable cause to arrest means having a reasonable belief that a specific person has committed a crime and reasonable suspicion is evidence that justifies an officer in stopping and questioning an individual believed to be involved in criminal activity; based on less evidence than probable cause, but more than a mere hunch
300
what is bona fide
a genuine need to search a person or a place
300
True or False:
The U.S. constitution does not provide citizens with a prosecution against self incrimination
False
300
What is a search warrant
a court order to search a person or place
400
What are drug courier profiles based on
Based on: commonly held nations concerning the typical age, race, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms of drug couriers
400
what is a sworn statement of facts and circumstances that provides the probable cause to believe that a search is justified
An affidavit
400
What is custodial interrogation?
a questioning by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his or her freedom of action
400
what is consent
when a person voluntarily agrees that a police may conduct a search without a warrant
500
What is a stop and frisk
a limited pat down of the persons outer clothing to remove any weapons the person may be carrying
500
In certain cases are searches without a warrant legal?
Yes
500
What amendment presents the Miranda rights?
The fifth
500
Fill in the blank: Police officers are in ______ of a suspect are not requiered to obtain a search warrant before entering a building that they have seen the suspect enter