What are some of the factors considered in determining whether the totality of the circumstances indicates that the defendant voluntarily consented to a search?

What will be an ideal response?


Students should mention some of the following: coercive police procedures, requests for consent, custody, awareness of the right to refuse, experience in the criminal justice system, consent to search form, Miranda warning, seizure of contraband.

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Which of the following deals with whether the witness's testimony is to be believed?

a. Credibility b. Impeachment c. Competency d. Discrediting

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Childhood onset and adolescent onset are two subtypes of which diagnosis?

A. ADHD B. antisocial personality disorder C. conduct disorder D. psychopathy

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Identify a true statement about CompStat.

A. It is incompatible with community policing. B. It leads to a drastic increase in crime rates in states that have implemented them. C. It discourages police administrators from using their problem-solving techniques. D. It snatches the control of everyday policing from police administrators.

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Which of the following rights has not been incorporated?

a. The First Amendment right to freedom of speech b. The Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable searches and seizures c. The Sixth Amendment right to an attorney d. The Eighth Amendment right to freedom from excessive bail

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