Legal Limitations on Police Investigations & Questioning Suspects
Plain View Doctrine & The Exclusionary Rule
Warrantless Searches
Pop Culture
Miscellaneous
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What is reasonable suspicion

A police officer's belief, based on articulable facts, that criminal activity is taking place, so that intruding on an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy is necessary

100

What is the Plain View Doctrine

Officers may examine and use as evidence, without a warrant, contraband or evidence that is in open view at a location where they are legally permitted to be

100

What is a Stop-and-Frisk Search

Limited search approved by the Supreme Court in Terry v. Ohio that permits officers to pat down clothing of people on the streets if there is reasonable suspicion of dangerous criminal activity

100

Name this famous Kevin James Movie that involves Law Enforcement

Mall Cop

100

What does OSP stand for

Oregon State Police

200

What is Probable Cause

Reliable information indicating that evidence will likely be found in a specific location or that a specific person is likely to be guilty of a crime

200

What is the Open Fields Doctrine

Officers are permitted to search and to seize evidence, without a warrant, on private property beyond the area immediately surrounding the house

200

What is Exigent Circumstances

When there is a threat to public safety or the risk that evidence will be destroyed, officers may search, arrest, or question suspects without obtaining a warrant or following other usual rules of criminal procedure

200

Name the theme song of Cops

Bad Boys

200

Name the Police Department that arrested Jeffrey Dahmer

Milwaukee Police

300

What is an Affidavit

Written statement of fact, supported by oath or affirmation, submitted to judicial officers to fulfill the requirements of probable cause for obtaining a warrant

300

What is the Exclusionary Rule

The principle that illegally obtained evidence must be excluded from a trial

300

Where can officers search when conducting a warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest

Officers can search in the immediate area of the arrestee and do a protective sweep of rooms where the arrestee may have recently been

300

Name the movie involving Ice Cube & Kevin Hart about Law Enforcement

Ride Along

300

Name the Law Enforcement Organization that put a stop to Bonnie & Clyde

Texas Rangers

400

What are the Miranda Rules

1. They have the right to remain silent

2. If they decide to make a statement, it can and will be used against them in court

3. They have the right to have an attorney present during interrogation or to have an opportunity to consult with an attorney

4. If they cannot afford an attorney, the state will provide one

400

What is the Good Faith Exception

When police act in honest reliance on a warrant, the evidence seized is admissible even if the warrant is later proved to be defective

400

What defines the scope of officers' authority to search containers in automobiles

Officers can search any container or closed portion of an automobile for which probable cause exists to justify the search

400

Name the Simpsons Police Chief Name

Chief Wiggum

400

What does DEA stand for

Drug Enforcement Administration

500

What is the Public Safety Exception

When public safety is in jeopardy, police may question a suspect in custody without providing the Miranda warnings

500

What is the Inevitable Discovery Exception

Improperly obtained evidence can be used when it would later have inevitably been discovered without improper actions by the police

500

What was the result of United States v. Drayton (2002)

Police officers are not required to inform people of their right to decline when police ask for consent to search

500

Who is Duane Chapman

Dog the Bounty Hunter

500

What does ATF stand for

Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms

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