Applying the Court’s holding in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, which of the following describes when a police officer can make a warrantless arrest in public of a person who has committed a misdemeanor?

a. When there isn’t sufficient time to obtain a warrant
b. When an informant tip provides sufficient probable cause for the officer to make the arrest
c. When the offender commits the misdemeanor in the officer’s presence
d. Never


c. When the offender commits the misdemeanor in the officer’s presence

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following factors may contribute to creating the danger of a false confession?

A) Police bias B) Age and intelligence of the suspect C) Lengthy interrogations D) All of the above

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a. Midnight basketball. b. Neighborhood watch. c. Victim assistance. d. Target hardening.

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