Random Facts
This type of small gift, such as free coffee or meals, is often considered the first step on the "slippery slope" to more serious police corruption.
What is a gratuity/bribery?
This Amendment protects you against unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This type of misconduct occurs when police target individuals based on their race, ethnicity, or religion rather than evidence.
What is racial profiling?
In Miranda v. Arizona, a man was arrested but wasn't told he could stay quiet. He was not told (complete the blank) "You have the ____."
What is the Right to Remain Silent?
These small cameras are worn on an officer's chest to record what happens during their shift.
What are Body Cameras?
Contrary to popular belief, police officers are not required to do this when asked by a citizen during an undercover investigation.
What is admit they are undercover?
You should ask this question to determine if you are free to leave or being held against your will.
What is "Am I being detained?"
This form of corruption occurs when an officer demands money or property with a threat to enforce or not enforce the law.
What is a shakedown?
In Gideon v. Wainwright, a man was too poor to pay for a lawyer to help him in court. What right was given as a result of this case?
What is the right to a Free Lawyer (or Public Defender)?
This reform involves police getting out of their cars to talk to neighbors and build friendships in the community.
What is Community Policing?
Research suggests that police use force in less than this percentage of all encounters with the public.
What is 1%?
Police are prohibited from using this during interrogations, though they are allowed to lie about evidence.
What is physical force?
This type of civil rights violation occurs when officers initiate a criminal case without probable cause or for improper motives.
What is malicious prosecution?
In Mapp v. Ohio, police found evidence inside a house without a warrant and tried to use it in a trial. What was the new rule created because of this case?
What is the rule that Illegal Evidence cannot be used in court?
This is a group of regular citizens (not police) who look at complaints and decide if an officer did something wrong.
What is a Civilian Oversight Board?
This term refers to when an officer creates a dangerous situation through poor tactics, making the later use of force necessary.
What is officer-created jeopardy?
If police are questioning you and you fear self-incrimination, you should invoke this Amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
An officer who stands by and fails to intervene while another officer uses excessive force is violating this, sometimes called the "duty to stop".
What is the duty to intervene?
In Tennessee v. Garner, an officer shot a suspect who was just running away and didn't have a weapon. What rule was created because of this case?
What is the rule that police cannot use Deadly Force on someone just for running away?
This is a special rule that sometimes makes it hard for a person to sue an officer for a mistake made on the job.
What is Qualified Immunity?
According to the Innocence Project, false confessions, often resulting from coercive interrogation, are a leading cause of these, accounting for 29% of DNA exonerations.
What are wrongful convictions?
This legal rule prevents evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment from being used in court.
What is the Exclusionary Rule?
This type of misconduct involves using authority to obtain sexual favors, often from vulnerable individuals.
What is coerced sexual conduct?
In Terry v. Ohio, an officer patted down a man's outer clothes because he thought the man might have a gun. What is the name of the action that the officer performed?
What is a Stop and Frisk (or a Pat-Down)?
This training teaches officers how to talk a person down and stay calm instead of using force.
What is De-escalation Training?