Explain the difference between probable cause to search and probable cause to arrest.

What will be an ideal response?


Probable cause to search exists if the facts and circumstances within the officers' knowledge, and of which they have reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient in themselves to warrant a person of reasonable caution in the belief that an item subject to seizure will be found in the place to be searched.

Probable cause to arrest exists when the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge, and of which he or she has reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe, by a fair probability, that a particular individual has committed, or is committing, a particular offense.

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Consensual crimes (also called vice crimes, public order crimes, or victimless crimes) are distinct because:

a. they involve people who participate in these behaviors willingly. b. they involve people who are affiliated with gangs. c. they involve people who are coerced. d. they involve people who otherwise never commit crime.

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Homer is incarcerated in Michigan State Prison. He is permitted to leave each day to work in the community, but must return to the prison each night. Homer is released daily on:

A. work release. B. parole. C. community corrections. D. probation.

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Research on drug use and drug convictions shows that

a. minorities are far more likely to use drugs and to be convicted for that use b. racial patterns in drug use correlate closely with racial patterns in drug convictions c. drug convictions in the U.S. correspond with racial patterns of drug use at a state level, but not at the federal level d. racial patterns in arrest are not consistent with evidence on drug use

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