Definitions
An examination of a person, place, or vehicle for contraband, illicit or stolen property, or some evidence of a crime.
Search
A search conducted with a warrant must be limited to the specific area and specific items named in the warrant, in accordance with the particularity requirement.
Stanford v. Texas
What is the term used to describe the individual who has provided authorities with useful information but may require anonymity
Confidential Informants
Which type of evidence may be used to identify whether it is an animal or human, age at death, and time since death?
Skeletal Remains
This Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and requires legal searches to be based on probable cause.
4th Amendment
Facts and circumstances are sufficient in themselves to warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that a crime has been committed or is being committed.
Probable cause
This decision established that a patdown or frisk is a protective search for weapons.
Terry v. Ohio
Questioning people who are not suspects but may know something about a situation
Interview
Glass should be marked as what after being placed in a strong box?
Fragile
Evidence should be packaged how within a durable container?
Separately
The taken of an individual into custody by a law enforcement officer.
Seizure
The officer was sued for proofreading error [Section for the list of items to be seized instead described the place to be searched]
Groh v. Ramirez
Suspects must be read what prior to being interrogated?
Miranda Warning
When collecting documents, they should be placed into a cellophane envelope and then what?
Manila envelope
This evidence is twice as effective in identifying suspects as fingerprints.
DNA
Fingerprints, hand geometry, facial features, and blood vessels in the iris of the chractieristctic.
False
A search incidental to a lawful arrest must be made simultaneously with the arrest and must be confined to the area within the suspect's immediate control.
Chimel v. California
The questioning of suspects
Interrogations
Microscopic examination of this item may be examined to determine whether it is an animal or human.
Hair analysis
This evidence may aid in noncriminal investigations to identify victims of mass disasters or missing persons.
Fingerprint Analysis
Impressions left by a tool on a surface
Tool Marks
Police may not search a home when one resident consents but another objects.
Georgia v. Randolph
What is used to verify that an individual is telling the truth?
Polygraph
A container
This clause states that it is the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated.
Reasonableness Clause