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The program GREAT is aimed at helping the elderly avoid telephone scams.
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Officers driving behind a car observe the driver weaving across the double yellow line and apparently drinking from a can of beer. The officers are about to stop the driver when he turns into his driveway and parks the car in his garage. Given this scenario, the officers _____.
a. are too late to take any action
b. are too late to make a Carroll search but may arrest the driver
c. need a warrant or consent to search the vehicle
d. may make a Carroll search of the vehicle and arrest the driver
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Police have corroborated information that a mobile home, the residence of Ernst, was being used as a distribution point for illicit drugs. The trailer was hooked to utilities and septic system in a mobile home lot and was elevated on blocks. The truck which towed the vehicle was parked nearby. If officers immediately knock and announce, enter, and conduct a warrantless search without consent, how are the courts most likely to view the search?
a. invalid because they do not have a warrant
b. valid because the mobile home was readily mobile
c. invalid because the officers did not have knowledge that the evidence would be destroyed if they delayed
d. valid because of exigency
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According to your text, the most common form of violence that police officers encounter is:
a. domestic violence
b. aggravated assault
c. murder
d. rape
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PAL is a large sports program involving police officers and youth.
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During the 1980s and early 1990s, crime involving juveniles soared.
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Young people are not a target for police community relations because of the level of immaturity of today's youth.
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Drug Enforcement Agency agents heard uncorroborated information that a Dodge mini-motor home that has been seen throughout town but is currently parked behind a shopping center, was being used by a person exchanging marijuana for sex. They watched Charles, who they know to live in a nearby apartment, accompanied by a juvenile, enter the motor home and then close the shades on all the windows. More than an hour later the juvenile left and the agents stopped and questioned him. The juvenile confirmed that he received marijuana for sex. Agents returned and knocked on the door. Charles came out. How are the courts most likely to view the search of the motor home by the agents at this time?
a. invalid without a warrant
b. invalid without the permission of Charles or a warrant
c. valid because of the consent of the youth
d. valid because the vehicle was mobile and not used as a residence
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The school resource officer, a position designed to combat the increase of juvenile crime and improve relationships between school children and the police, has proven to be effective.
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It is estimated that there are approximately 70 million physically disabled people in the United States.
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Businesses in the United States rarely cooperate with the police in crime prevention programs.
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Select the true statement concerning search incident to arrest and the automobile exception.
a. Search incident to arrest, but not the automobile exception, allows a search of an automobile.
b. Both search incident to arrest and the automobile exception can be used to justify a search of a person.
c. The requirements needed to justify the search of a vehicle are different for the automobile exception compared to search incident arrest.
d. The search incident arrest and the automobile exception are essentially the same.
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The program GREAT is aimed at helping the elderly avoid telephone scams.
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The police do not deal with the homeless as they are only referred to social service organizations.
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During the 1980s and early 1990s, crime involving juveniles soared.
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The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.
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Young people are not a target for police community relations because of the level of immaturity of today's youth.
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TRIAD programs are focused on senior citizens.
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Businesses in the United States rarely cooperate with the police in crime prevention programs.
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Following a traffic stop, an officer has probable cause to arrest an occupant of a motor vehicle, but does not have probable cause to believe that evidence of the crime will be found in the vehicle. The officer places handcuffs on the person and places the individual in the back seat of the police vehicle. Given this scenario, how may the officer legally proceed?
a. The officer may immediately search the arrestee and can have the vehicle towed and an inventory of the vehicle conducted.
b. The officer may immediately search the arrestee and the vehicle.
c. The officer may not conduct any search of the arrestee or the vehicle.
d. The officer can conduct a search of the arrestee, but can only search or inventory the vehicle after obtaining a warrant.
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Police have information that armed robbers carrying the fruits of the crime fled a robbery scene in a light blue compact station wagon. Four men, wearing certain clothing, were said to be in the vehicle. The police stopped a vehicle fitting the description on the side of a busy highway and arrested the four occupants who matched the descriptions. The officers drove the car to the police station garage. Given this scenario, how may the officers legally proceed?
a. They must obtain a search warrant.
b. They must obtain permission of the driver.
c. They may search it immediately.
d. They must obtain either permission or a search warrant
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National research strongly supports the short-term efforts of DARE, but the long-term success relative to drug avoidance is mixed.
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The police do not deal with the homeless as they are only referred to social service organizations.
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The Police Explorer program is aimed at senior citizens.
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Police departments across the United States have created bias units to investigate crimes that are the result of racial, religious, ethnic, or sexual-orientation hatred.
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In Chambers v. Maroney, the Court extended the Carroll doctrine to include _____.
a. impoundment before search
b. impoundment after the search
c. no impoundment unless there is a search
d. impoundment on separate probable cause from the search
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TRIAD programs are focused on senior citizens.
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One of the most significant problems facing the police over the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.
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National research strongly supports the short-term efforts of DARE, but the long-term success relative to drug avoidance is mixed.
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Courts have created exceptions to the warrant requirement for motor vehicles due to a vehicle's _____.
a. mobility and requirement for periodic inspections
b. mobility and lesser expectation of privacy
c. due to a vehicle's periodic inspections and lesser expectation of privacy
d. due to a vehicle's windows and greater expectation of privacy
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Through the Rand investigation into detectives, it was found that detective's value in the investigative process was _______________.
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Police departments across the United States have created bias units to investigate crimes that are the result of racial, religious, ethnic, or sexual-orientation hatred.
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If an officer has probable cause to search a container after the container has been removed from a vehicle, then the Carroll doctrine _____.
a. applies
b. does not apply unless the container is in the process of being returned to the vehicle
c. does not apply
d. does not apply unless the vehicle is readily mobile
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Inducing an individual to commit a crime he or she did not contemplate for the sole purpose of instituting a criminal prosecution against the offender is called ____________________.
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Which of the following most appropriately describes the Carroll doctrine?
a. Officers with reasonable suspicion may search the entire motor vehicle if there are exigent circumstances.
b. The Carroll doctrine does not apply to motor homes.
c. Officers may search the interior of the passenger compartment but may not open the trunk.
d. Officers with probable cause may search to the same extent as if they had a search warrant.
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The ____________________ is an operation in which an undercover police officer purchases a quantity of drugs from a subject, then leaves the scene, contacts the backup team, and identifies the seller. The backup team then arrests the seller.
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One of the most significant problems facing the police over the past three decades has been the tension, and often outright hostility, between the police and minority group citizens.
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Through the Rand investigation into detectives, it was found that detective's value in the investigative process was _______________.
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Which of the following is the least (if at all) important consideration in justifying the search of a vehicle under the Carroll doctrine?
a. the type of vehicle
b. that a vehicle seldom serves as a residence
c. that a vehicle is often taken into police custody for public interests
d. that the vehicle is registered and the driver is licensed by the state
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The idea that detective work is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous, as it is depicted in the movies and on television, is known as the ________________________________________.
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A(n) ____________________ investigation is an investigation in which an investigator assumes a different identity in order to obtain information or achieve another investigatory purpose.
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A person has a lesser expectation of privacy in a car than in a residence because _____.
a. the car is a personal effect rather than real property
b. a car travels public streets and its occupants are open to public view
c. a car is can serve as a residence and hold personal effects
d. a car can be an instrumentality of a crime
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Inducing an individual to commit a crime he or she did not contemplate for the sole purpose of instituting a criminal prosecution against the offender is called ____________________.
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The ____________________ is an operation in which an undercover police officer purchases a quantity of drugs from a subject, then leaves the scene, contacts the backup team, and identifies the seller. The backup team then arrests the seller.
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____________________ involve using various undercover methods to apprehend thieves and recover stolen property.
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The idea that detective work is glamorous, exciting, and dangerous, as it is depicted in the movies and on television, is known as the ________________________________________.
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A(n) ____________________ consists of a group of heavily armed officers who hide in an area of a store or building waiting for an impending holdup.
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Describe searches regarding the plain view doctrine of police vehicle inventory searches in the case of South Dakota v. Opperman, 1976.
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In ____________________, officers dress as and play the role of potential victimsdrunks, nurses, businesspeople, tourists, prostitutes, blind people, isolated subway riders, and the like.
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Describe the findings of United States v. Gillenwaters regarding the plain view doctrine when police respond to certain emergencies.
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A(n) ____________________ investigation is an investigation in which an investigator assumes a different identity in order to obtain information or achieve another investigatory purpose.
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Define what is meant by a hot pursuit and legal searches surrounding these incidents.
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In ____________________, officers dressed in civilian clothes try to intermingle in an area and patrol it on foot or in unmarked police cars in an attempt to catch a criminal in the act of committing a crime.
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Explain the distinction between a plain view observation and a search.
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____________________ involve using various undercover methods to apprehend thieves and recover stolen property.
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A(n) ____________________ consists of a group of heavily armed officers who hide in an area of a store or building waiting for an impending holdup.
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The _______________ is charged with investigating reported crimes.
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____________________ are responsible for the vast majority of all arrests.
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Discuss the reasoning of the court in United States v. Barry, 2005 regarding the warrantless search of a defendant's vehicle bases on "plain smell."
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Name three mechanical aids or electrical devices that courts have ruled on for plain view searches and what, if any, limitations are placed on those devices.
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ROPs concentrate on ____________________.
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In ____________________, officers dress as and play the role of potential victimsdrunks, nurses, businesspeople, tourists, prostitutes, blind people, isolated subway riders, and the like.
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In ____________________, officers dressed in civilian clothes try to intermingle in an area and patrol it on foot or in unmarked police cars in an attempt to catch a criminal in the act of committing a crime.
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A major drawback to sting operations is that they create a market for ______________.
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A legal defense that holds that police originated the criminal idea or initiated the criminal action is called:
a. civil code
b. entrapment
c. police solicitation
d. entanglement
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The _______________ is charged with investigating reported crimes.
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Name the three requirements that officers must satisfy in order to justify a seizure of evidence under the plain view doctrine.
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What is meant by a controlled delivery and why is it used?
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____________________ are responsible for the vast majority of all arrests.
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Investigative units that reexamine old cases that have remained unsolved are called:
a. special acquired technique squads (SATS)
b. hot case squads
c. cold case squads
d. geriatric units
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What system has greatly improved the surveillance of offenders?
a. Johansen system
b. adult monitoring system (AMS)
c. probation positioning enhancement system
d. global positioning system (GPS)
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ROPs concentrate on ____________________.
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Describe the plain touch or plain feel doctrine.
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Briefly describe the plain view doctrine.
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Undercover operations target all of the following crimes except:
a. robbery
b. DUI
c. burglary
d. selling stolen goods
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A major drawback to sting operations is that they create a market for ______________.
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A legal defense that holds that police originated the criminal idea or initiated the criminal action is called:
a. civil code
b. entrapment
c. police solicitation
d. entanglement
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Minnesota v. Dickerson, 508 U.S. 366 (1993), applied the principles of the plain view doctrine to a situation in which a law enforcement officer discovered contraband through the sense of touch during an otherwise lawful search. This is sometimes called the plain ____________________________ doctrine.
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Decoy operations are most effective in detecting and arresting all of the following except:
a. robbers
b. purse snatchers
c. persons committing larcenies from autos
d. murderers
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Dressing as and playing the role of a potential crime victim is known as:
a. decoy operations
b. envoy operations
c. convoy operations
d. targeting