If a police officer lawfully pats down a suspect's outer clothing and feels an object and the contour or mass of the object makes its identity immediately apparent, there has been no invasion of the suspect's privacy beyond that already authorized by the officer's search for weapons
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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a. Public opinion and popular shaming b. Civil lawsuits c. Administrative regulation d. Criminal justice enforcement
A neighbor is annoyed by a teenager who plays his drums in the late evening. The young man refuses requests to limit his playing to daylight hours. The neighbor would probably stand the best chance of obtaining relief by seeking enforcement of __________
a. a disorderly conduct statute b. a local noise ordinance c. state public health regulations d. the Quiet Communities Act
Like__________ reporting, NIBRS is voluntary; no agency is required to submit crime reports to the FBI in any form
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Officers have a warrant to search a dwelling for three shotguns stolen in a burglary of a gun store. In executing the warrant, they discover many other firearms not described on the warrant, some of which they recognize immediately as having been taken in the same burglary. The officers have legal grounds to seize ______
a. all the other firearms immediately b. only the shotguns described on the warrant c. the shotguns described on the warrant and may examine all the other firearms to determine if they are stolen property d. the shotguns described on the warrant and the other firearms they recognize as stolen, but may not examine or seize the other firearms