Policing & the Law Pt 1
As a police officer in an investigation, you need to enter a certain house in which you suspect you you will find evidence of a crime. What do you need to be sure you follow in order to obtain evidence correctly?
administrative justification / miranda rights / 4th Amendment / state supreme court
4th Amendment
Which of the following pertains to taking private property in criminal investigation?
seizure / probable cause / search / justification
Seizure
Which of the following is a broad term that applies to any behavior that is at odds with socially expected or accepted behavior?
corruption / deviance / rogue / conditioning
Deviance
What is the misuse of police authority for gain called?
police crime / occupational deviance / police corruption / abuse of authority
Police Corruption
What does VHS stand for?
Video Home System
Which of the following parts of the Fourth Amendment would be used by a police officer to gather evidence in a criminal matter?
seizure / probable cause / search / justification
Search
Which of the following would be characterized as meaningful interference with an individual's possessory interest in that property?
search of a person / seizure of tangible property / probable cause / reasonable suspicion
Seizure of tangible property
Which was the first to tackle the issue of improper police conduct?
Wickersham Commission / Knapp Commission / White Knight / Mollen Commission
Wickersham Commission
Which of the following categories would manhandling the suspect more than necessary for the situation fall under?
police crime / occupational deviance / police corruption / abuse of authority
abuse of authority
What does CD stand for?
Compact Disk
Which of the following is characterized as the focus of a court's examination of reasonableness of a search?
probable cause / seizure / reasonable suspicion / justification
Justification
You are in a strange neighborhood, and a police officer drives by. He can clearly see that you do not know the neighborhood and are not from there. He stops you and frisks you because he just had a report of someone who looked like you with a knife. What level of justification did the officer use?
probable cause / search & seizure / reasonable suspicion / administrative justification
Reasonable suspicion
Which of the following characterizes a police officer who actively seeks out opportunities to exploit his or her position for personal gain?
white knight / straight shooter / grass eater / meat eater
Meat Eater
You are investigating an officer who is accused of intentionally ignoring criminal activities in a certain neighborhood for a share of the profits. What is the charge?
straightforward corruption / predatory corruption / combative corruption / perversion of justice
straightforward corruption
What was the most popular video game of the 80s?
Mario Bros
The police have set up a roadblock checkpoint to check car inspections to ensure that the cars on the road are safe for all. This is an example of what?
administrative search / search and seizure / administrative justification / warrant search
Administrative Search
Which of the following occurs when a suspect is searched immediately after apprehension in order to ensure officer safety?
automobile searches / plain view searches / searches based on exigent circumstances / searches incident to arrest
searches incident to arrest
You see a police officer who never deviates from the rules and does not disobey no matter what. He is a ____.
rogue / straight shooter / white knight / grass eater
White Knight
Which of the following refers to the actions of police officers who actively promote and engage in criminal and other wrongful activities?
straightforward corruption / predatory corruption / combative corruption / perversion of justice
predatory corruption
What fruit candy with a balloon on the wrapper came out in 1985?
Airheads
Which of the following would be the civil equivalent of probable cause?
proof beyond a reasonable doubt / preponderance of the evidence / reasonable suspicion / administrative justification
Preponderance of the evidence
What would a doctrine that limits a search immediately following arrest to the area within the immediate control of the person arrested be called?
search incident to arrest / arm-span rule / protective sweep / exigent circumstances
arm-span rule
Which of the following is the most seriously deviant type of officer?
rogue / straight shooter / white knight / grass eater
Rogue
Which of the following would be characterized as illegal payments for services performed?
shakedowns / kickbacks / fixes / crimes
kickbacks
What 80s film featured a group of high schoolers spending detention together?
The Breakfast Club