SEARCH & SEIZURE
What do we call evidence an officer notices without touching anything when it is clearly visible?
What is plain view?
The brief meeting where officers receive updates and assignments at the start of a shift.
What is roll call?
He founded the Bow Street Runners, one of the first organized crime-fighting groups.
Who is Henry Fielding?
This style emphasizes strict enforcement of all laws.
What is the legalistic style?
This person is believed to have committed a specific crime.
Who is a suspect?
This term describes the level of suspicion needed to briefly stop and question a person.
What is reasonable suspicion?
This process involves taking fingerprints, photos, and personal information after an arrest.
What is booking?
This early criminal code is one of the oldest known legal systems.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Officers using this style focus on maintaining order and handling minor incidents informally.
What is the watchman style?
Someone who directly saw or heard an event connected to a crime.
Who is a witness?
A judge must agree this legal standard is met before signing a search warrant.
What is probable cause?
Temporarily holding someone while investigating possible criminal activity is known as this.
What is detaining?
This U.S. city created the nation’s first full-time, professional police department.
What is Boston?
Working closely with residents to solve problems is part of this management approach.
What is community policing?
Someone harmed or affected by a crime.
Who is a victim?
An officer chases a suspect into a building after witnessing a crime. This exception allows entry.
What is hot pursuit?
This term refers to the geographic area where officers have legal authority.
What is jurisdiction?
This figure is credited with establishing the London Metropolitan Police.
Who is Sir Robert Peel?
This policing style focuses on helping citizens and delivering services.
What is the service style?
One of the four basic police responsibilities is to enforce laws. Name another.
– Preserve the peace
– Prevent crime
– Provide services
This rule prevents evidence from being used in court if it was obtained illegally.
What is the exclusionary rule?
Police patrol areas are split into these smaller geographic units to assign coverage.
What are beats?
These early London officers earned a nickname based on their founder’s last name.
Who are the Bobbies?
The structure where each rank reports to the one above it is called this.
What is the chain of command?
The main purpose of arresting someone.
What is to charge them with a criminal offense?