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Criminal Law: Frisk and Search

Criminal Law: Frisk and Search

Learn about the legal justification for a frisk, including the justification needed to stop a suspect and the further justification required for a frisk of a detained person and/or vehicle.

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Criminal Law: Frisk and Search

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  1. Question 1
    • To conduct a full search of the person and their belongings
    • To search for evidence of a crime
    • To protect the police officer and third parties
    • To intimidate the suspect
  2. Question 2
    • Drugs, stolen goods, and other evidence of a crime
    • Any item that could be used as a weapon
    • All items on the person or in their vehicle
    • Guns, knives, and other hidden instruments for assault
  3. Question 3
    • Ensuring the suspect is convicted
    • Protecting the officer's safety
    • Protecting the suspect's right to be left alone
    • Making sure the officer has probable cause
  4. Question 4
    • Is a frisk a violation of the Fourth Amendment?
    • Is a frisk only allowed during a traffic stop?
    • Can a frisk be conducted without a warrant?
    • Is a frisk considered a 'reasonable search'
  5. Question 5
    • When the officer sees the item in plain sight
    • During a pat-down search for weapons
    • When the officer has probable cause
    • During a routine traffic stop
  6. Question 6
    • Ask the suspect to open the container
    • Request a warrant to search the container
    • Release the suspect and the container
    • Search the container without a warrant
  7. Question 7
    • If the officer has probable cause to arrest the person
    • If the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous
    • If the person is resisting arrest
    • If the officer is conducting a routine traffic stop
  8. Question 8
    • To protect the officer from potential harm
    • To search for evidence of a crime
    • To arrest a person without probable cause
    • To detain a person for further questioning
  9. Question 9
    • Specific and articulable facts that the person is involved in criminal activity
    • A warrant for the person's arrest
    • A hunch that the person is involved in criminal activity
    • Probable cause to arrest the person
  10. Question 10
    • A frisk is only used for traffic stops, while a full search is used for pedestrian stops
    • A frisk is only used in high-crime areas, while a full search is used in low-crime areas
    • A frisk is limited to a pat down of outer clothing, while a full search is more thorough
    • A frisk is a more thorough search, while a full search is more limited
  11. Question 11
    • A thorough search of the person's entire body
    • A strip search of the person
    • A pat down of the person's outer clothing for weapons only
    • A search of the person's pockets and belongings
  12. Question 12
    • To search a person for evidence of a crime
    • To protect the officer from potential harm
    • To detain a person for further questioning
    • To issue a warning to a person
  13. Question 13
    • Consent from the vehicle's occupants
    • A warrant for the vehicle's occupants
    • Reasonable suspicion that the vehicle contains contraband
    • Probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains evidence of a crime
  14. Question 14
    • Whether the person is resisting arrest
    • Whether the officer has a hunch that the person is involved in criminal activity
    • Whether a reasonable prudent person would believe that their safety is in danger
    • Whether the officer has probable cause to arrest the person
  15. Question 15
    • The officer has reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous
    • The officer has probable cause to believe that the item is contraband
    • The officer has a warrant for the person's arrest
    • The officer is conducting a routine traffic stop
  16. Question 16
    • A detention is involuntary, while an arrest is voluntary
    • A detention is a temporary stop, while an arrest is a permanent detention
    • A detention is limited to a pat down for weapons, while an arrest requires probable cause
    • A detention is a search incident to arrest, while an arrest is a seizure of a person
  17. Question 17
    • To seize contraband
    • To detain a suspect for further questioning
    • To search for evidence of a crime
    • To prevent injury or death of the officer
  18. Question 18
    • Only with a search warrant
    • If the officer has probable cause
    • If a weapon-like object is felt during a pat-down
    • If the subject gives consent
  19. Question 19
    • Witness testimony
    • A confession from the suspect
    • Reasonable suspicion of a crime
    • Probable cause that a crime was committed
  20. Question 20
    • To frisk for weapons
    • To detain subjects without probable cause
    • To conduct searches without a warrant
    • To allow seizures of evidence or contraband
  21. Question 21
    • A warrant for the search
    • A limited search of the detained person
    • Reasonable suspicion of a crime
    • Probable cause of a crime
  22. Question 22
    • During a search incident to the execution of a search warrant
    • When the subject is arrested
    • When the subject is being detained
    • When the officer has probable cause
  23. Question 23
    • To search for evidence of a crime
    • To seize contraband
    • To prevent injury or death of the officer
    • To detain a suspect for further questioning
  24. Question 24
    • Probable cause of a crime
    • Reasonable suspicion of a crime
    • A search warrant
    • No warrant or probable cause
  25. Question 25
    • A search of the entire premises
    • A search of the person and the area specified in the warrant
    • A limited search of the detained person
    • A search of the surrounding area
  26. Question 26
    • To seize contraband
    • To detain subjects without probable cause
    • To allow use of evidence and contraband found in searches by private persons
    • To conduct searches without a warrant
  27. Question 27
    • To search for weapons only
    • To search for stolen goods
    • To search for evidence or contraband
    • To search for drugs only
  28. Question 28
    • Probable cause to believe evidence is present
    • A custodial arrest based on probable cause
    • Voluntary consent of the person being arrested
    • Reasonable suspicion that the person is armed
  29. Question 29
    • The area within the person's immediate control and occupants' personal property
    • The area within the person's immediate control and accessible personal property
    • The entire vehicle and all occupants
    • The entire vehicle and all personal property
  30. Question 30
    • To search for drugs only
    • To search for stolen goods
    • To search for evidence or contraband
    • To assure that no accomplices who may pose a danger to the officer are hiding
  31. Question 31
    • Probable cause to believe a crime is being committed
    • Voluntary consent of the premise's owner
    • A custodial arrest within a protected area, based on probable cause
    • Reasonable suspicion that evidence is present
  32. Question 32
    • Seizure of evidence of a crime from a mobile vehicle where it is impractical to obtain a search warrant
    • A search of a vehicle with a warrant
    • A search of a vehicle with probable cause
    • A search of a vehicle with voluntary consent
  33. Question 33
    • Voluntary consent of the person being searched
    • Reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed
    • Probable cause to believe evidence is present
    • Probable cause that an emergency exists
  34. Question 34
    • Reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed
    • A search warrant
    • Voluntary consent of the person in legal possession of the area
    • Probable cause to believe evidence is present
  35. Question 35
    • Only the person's clothing
    • Only the person's bags and luggage
    • The area within the person's immediate control and accessible personal property
    • The entire person and all personal property
  36. Question 36
    • Only when there is probable cause
    • As part of a legal custodial arrest
    • When a search warrant is obtained
    • Only with the suspect's consent
  37. Question 37
    • To assure security of personal effects of arrested party
    • To locate evidence of a crime
    • To detain a suspect
    • To seize contraband or weapons
  38. Question 38
    • General consent
    • Probable cause
    • Search warrant
    • Separate consent for the container
  39. Question 39
    • The suspect is responsible for the damage
    • The department must pay for the damage
    • The damage is considered an illegal search
    • The officer is liable for the damage
  40. Question 40
    • Impoundment of a vehicle
    • Search of a vehicle based on probable cause
    • Search of a vehicle based on general consent
    • Search of a vehicle based on a warrant
  41. Question 41
    • To protect the officer and others from harm
    • To assure security of personal effects of arrested party
    • To determine if the suspect has a weapon
    • To seize evidence of a crime

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