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Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement, 9th ed.

Chapter 1 – Probable Cause

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Probable cause is defined as:

a. Reasonable suspicion
b. Mere suspicion
c. Less than bare suspicion
*d. More than bare suspicion

2) In what situations is probable cause used?

a. Arrests with a warrant and without a warrant
b. Searches of items with and without a warrant
*c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

3) In ________, the Supreme Court ruled that the two-pronged test for probable cause
established in previous cases was to be abandoned in favor of a “totality of circumstances”
approach.

a. Draper v. United States
b. Devenpeck v. Alford
*c. Illinois v. Gates
d. United States v. Sokolow

4) The ________ test for probable cause permits a balanced assessment of the relative weights of
all the various indicia of reliability (and unreliability) attending an informant’s tip.

a. “Reasonable”
b. “Two-pronged”
c. “Probable cause”
*d. “Totality of circumstances”

5) The ________ test for probable cause encourages an excessively technical dissection of the
tips of an informant.

a. “Reasonable”
*b. “Two-pronged”
c. “Probable cause”
d. “Totality of circumstances”


TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2015 — 1

,6) Which case law gives officers some flexibility in determining the offense to be charged after
an arrest?

*a. Devenpeck v. Alford
b. Illinois v. Gates
c. Weeks v. United States
d. Mapp v. Ohio

7) A person can be stopped and briefly detained by a police officer for investigative purposes if
there is ________ of criminal activity.

a. Mere suspicion
*b. Reasonable
c. Some suspicion
d. Independent evidence

8) In Draper v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that ________ evidence may be used by
police to establish probable cause.

*a. Hearsay
b. Illegally seized
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

9) A warrantless arrest is constitutional as long as ________ existed for any offense at the time
of the arrest.

a. Mere suspicion
b. Reasonable suspicion
c. Some suspicion
*d. Probable cause

10) Under the two-pronged test, probable cause based on information obtained from an
informant could only be established through:

a. Reliability of the informant
b. Reliability of the informant’s information.
*c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

True/False Questions

1) Mere allegations of wrongdoing are sufficient to establish probable cause.

a. True
*b. False

TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2015 — 2

,2) Probable cause is subjective because its precise meaning may vary from one person to
another.

*a. True
b. False

3) The two-pronged independent test used to establish probable cause was replaced by the
“totality of circumstances” test.

*a. True
b. False

4) Information from an informant that is corroborated by an officer is never sufficient to provide
probable cause for an arrest.

a. True
*b. False

5) Evidence that may not be admissible in a trial may be used by the police to establish probable
cause.

*a. True
b. False

6) For arrests and searches with a warrant, the police officer has to prove probable cause after the
warrant is issued.

a. True
*b. False




TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2015 — 3

, Chapter 2 – The Exclusionary Rule

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) A major purpose of the exclusionary rule is to:

*a. Deter police misconduct
b. Allow police officers to make better searches
c. Help police officers to find better evidence
d. Allow more evidence into court

2) The landmark case Mapp v. Ohio is significant because:

a. The “good faith” to the exclusionary rule was established
b. It sets the standard for consent searches
c. The exclusionary rule was to be applied only in federal courts
*d. The exclusionary rule was to be applied to all state criminal proceedings

3) The “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule was established by which of the following
court cases?

a. Nix. Williams
*b. United States v. Leon
c. Murray v. United States
d. Mapp v. Ohio

4) Tape-recordings of calls to the police may be admissible in court during trial as evidence as
long as they are:

a. Testimonial
*b. Nontestimonial
c. True
d. Incriminating

5) A police officer may enter a home without a warrant when he or she has an objectively
reasonable belief that:

*a. An occupant is seriously injured or imminently threatened with injury
b. The occupant is not inside the home
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

6) Which of the following cases best illustrates the “inevitable discovery” exception to the
exclusionary rule?

a. United States v. Leon

TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2015 — 4

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