Test Your Knowledge on Bias-Based Profiling

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What is bias-based profiling?

The unequal treatment of any person based on their ethnic or racial characteristics, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, economic status, age, cultural group, or any other identifiable group

What is the legal standard for reasonable suspicion?

A person has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity based on specific and articulable facts and inferences

What is probable cause according to the text?

Facts and circumstances within an officer’s knowledge that are sufficient to warrant a prudent person to believe a suspect has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime

According to the policy statements, what factors are prohibited from being used to determine probable cause for an arrest or reasonable suspicion for a stop?

<p>Race, gender, and sexual orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must officers do after each self-initiated motor vehicle stop?

<p>Notify the Communications Coordinator of the location of the stop, the license plate number, and race and gender demographics</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Annual Administrative Review conducted by the Communications Supervisor?

<p>To identify potential areas of bias-based profiling and take corrective measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances can officers search a person or vehicle without a warrant or the person's voluntary consent?

<p>When the officer has probable cause to believe that the person or vehicle contains evidence of a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

Legal profiling can be based on a person's cultural group.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Grandview Heights Division of Police is responsible for protecting citizens' fundamental right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Bias-based profiling is never appropriate, even for a legitimate law enforcement purpose.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Officers are allowed to detain a motorist beyond the point where no reasonable suspicion of further criminal activity exists.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Communications Coordinator must log the location, license plate number, and demographics of the driver for each self-initiated motor vehicle stop.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Annual Administrative Review conducted by the Communications Supervisor must include related citizen concerns or complaints.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Officers are allowed to search a person or vehicle without a warrant or the person's voluntary consent if they have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Annual Administrative Review conducted by the Communications Supervisor?

<p>To review agency practices concerning bias-based profiling and related citizen concerns or complaints</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the legal standard for reasonable suspicion?

<p>A belief that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed based on specific and articulable facts</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is prohibited from being a factor in determining probable cause for an arrest or reasonable suspicion for a stop?

<p>A person's race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, religion, economic status, age, cultural group, or any other identifiable groups or any combination thereof</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must officers do after each self-initiated motor vehicle stop?

<p>Notify the Communications Coordinator of the location of the stop, the license plate number, and race and gender demographics</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is bias-based profiling?

<p>The unequal treatment of any person based solely on their ethnic or racial characteristics, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, economic status, age, cultural group, or any other identifiable group</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause according to the text?

<p>Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard that a person has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity based on specific and articulable facts and inferences, while probable cause is facts and circumstances within an officer’s knowledge that are sufficient to warrant a prudent person to believe a suspect has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Grandview Heights Division of Police responsible for according to the text?

<p>Protecting the fundamental right to equal protection under the law and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures for all citizens and non-citizens</p> Signup and view all the answers

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