PPAER PPAER Police Procedures and Legal Knowledge

Question 1

When a police officer makes a lawful arrest, which constitutional amendment protects the suspect from unreasonable searches and seizures?

Accepted Answer

Fourth Amendment

Answer

First Amendment

Answer

Second Amendment

Answer

Sixth Amendment

Question 2

Which legal standard must an officer meet before making a warrantless arrest for a misdemeanor committed outside the officer's presence?

Accepted Answer

Probable cause

Answer

Reasonable suspicion

Answer

Preponderance of evidence

Answer

Beyond reasonable doubt

Question 3

A Miranda warning must be given when a suspect is in which situation?

Accepted Answer

In custody and subject to interrogation

Answer

Stopped for a traffic violation

Answer

Asked questions during a consensual encounter

Answer

Observed committing a minor infraction

Question 4

Which doctrine allows evidence discovered as a result of an illegal search to be excluded from trial?

Accepted Answer

Exclusionary rule

Answer

Plain view doctrine

Answer

Good faith exception

Answer

Inevitable discovery doctrine

Question 5

Under the Terry stop doctrine, an officer may briefly detain a person based on which standard?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable articulable suspicion

Answer

Probable cause

Answer

Preponderance of evidence

Answer

Clear and convincing evidence

Question 6

Which law governs police use of force and requires it to be objectively reasonable under the circumstances?

Accepted Answer

Graham v. Connor (1989)

Answer

Tennessee v. Garner (1985)

Answer

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Answer

Weeks v. United States (1914)