When does a police–citizen interaction not constitute a seizure?

What will be an ideal response?


The police may engage in informal contacts or encounters without being required to meet the probable cause or reasonable suspicion standard. This provides the police with the flexibility to engage in criminal investigations without being required to satisfy the probable cause or reasonable suspicion requirements of the Fourth Amendment.

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If an investigator finds a tool that might have made an impression at the scene of the crime, they can attempt to match the tool visually with the impression by fitting it to the mark

a. True b. False

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The defendant's right to live testimony:

a. can be sacrificed some of the time. b. must be scrupulously honored. c. applies only in felony cases. d. None of the above

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In the 18th century, colonial economies were built on ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is NOT included when calculating GDP?

A) the dollar value of tuition expenditures at a community college B) the dollar value of a new iPod C) the dollar value of a new book D) the dollar value of a newly issued corporate bond

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