Test Bank For Police Operations Theory and Practice 6th Edition by Kären M. Hess

CHAPTER 3: OPERATIONAL SKILLS: PERFORMING WITHIN THE LAW

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.The ____________ Amendment stresses the importance of having an arrest warrant when making an arrest.

a.	First
b.	Fourth
c.	Fifth
d.	Sixth
e.	No amendment specifically refers to the importance of having an arrest warrant

ANS:BPTS:1REF:(p. 84)

OBJ: How officers arrest someone.

2.The balance law enforcement officers must maintain, “freedom to” versus “freedom from,” is analogous to

a.	victims versus criminals.
b.	lawbreakers versus law-abiding citizens.
c.	due process versus crime control.
d.	the First Amendment versus the Fourteenth Amendment.
e.	stop versus frisk.

ANS:CPTS:1REF:(p. 79)

OBJ: What balance between freedom and order police officers must maintain.

3.Guarantees against unlawful searches and seizures and arrests are found in

a.	the police code of ethics.
b.	a department’s policy manual.
c.	amendments to the Constitution.
d.	officers’ general orders.
e.	the Declaration of Independence.

ANS:CPTS:1REF:(p. 79)

OBJ: What two amendments restrict arrests and searches.

4.The three main exceptions to the exclusionary rule include each of the following except

a.	the inevitable discovery doctrine.
b.	good faith.
c.	a valid independent source.
d.	none of the other choices are exceptions.
e.	all of the other choices are exceptions.

ANS:EPTS:1REF:(pp. 115–117)

OBJ: What the exclusionary rule is and its relevance to police operations.

5.Making an arrest is one of the most

a.	difficult decisions to make because of the “gray” area of law.
b.	extreme steps a law officer may make.
c.	dangerous tasks officers perform.
d.	none of the other choices.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: (p. 84) OBJ: What constitutes an arrest.

6.The precedent case for the legality of and restrictions on “stop and frisk” is

ANS:EPTS:1REF:(p. 107)

OBJ:What a stop-and-frisk situation involves.

7.Except in the case of a Terry stop, an officer’s probable cause to conduct an arrest depends on

a.	what the officer knew before taking action.
b.	what the officer learned while taking action.
c.	what the officer surmised after taking action.
d.	all of the other choices.
e.	none of the other choices.

ANS:APTS:1REF:(p. 85)

OBJ:Why understanding and skill in making legal arrests are critical.

8.A traditional standard against which to measure reasonable police use of force is

a.	whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the public or officers.
b.	whether the suspect is actively resisting arrest or attempting to flee.
c.	the severity of the crime.
d.	all of the other choices.
e.	none of the other choices.

ANS:DPTS:1REF:(p. 91)

OBJ: What three use-of-force tests are established in Graham v. Connor.

9.“In the presence” refers to

ANS:BPTS:1REF:(p. 85)

OBJ:When officers may arrest someone.

10.A detention without probable cause that is factually indistinguishable from an arrest is known as a _________ arrest.

ANS:BPTS:1REF:(p. 87)

OBJ: How officers arrest someone.

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