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a reasonable belief, known personally or through reliable sources, that a specific person has committed a crime

Probable Cause

100

a court order issued by a judge or magistrate, giving police the power to search a person or to enter a building to search and seize items related to a crime 

Search Warrant

100

a Latin term, meaning "in good faith"; characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit

Bona Fide

100

to "pat down" or search the outer clothing of someone whom the police believe is acting suspiciously 

Stop and Frisk

100

a legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant at trial: generally applies to violations of a defendant's Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments rights 

Exclusionary Rule 

100

evidence that justifies on 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

Reasonable Suspicion 

100

to take a person suspected of a crime into custody

Arrest 
100

a written statement of facts sworn to or made under oath before someone authorized to administer an oath 

Affidavit 

100

a court-ordered document authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific change

Arrest Warrant

100

the use of race as a factor in identifying people who may break or whom may have broken a law

Racial Profiling 

100

to question a witness or suspected criminal 

interrogate 

100

to confirm information 

Corroborate 

100

rights that a person taken into custody must be informed of by police or other officials before questioning begins

Miranda Warning 

100

questioning by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his or her freedom of movement 

Custodial Interrogation 

100

using commonly notions of what a typical drug couriers look and act like in order to be able to question a person without establishing individual suspicion 

Drug Courier Profile 

100

any items that are illegal to possess 

Contraband

100
giving evidence and answering questions that would tend to subject one to criminal prosecution 

Self-incrimination 

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