According to the SCOTUS opinion in Terry v. Ohio (1968), which of the following is permissible in a police stop and frisk of a citizen on a street to investigate a possible robbery?

a. In dealing with dangerous situations on city streets, police need an escalating set of flexible responses.
b. Police cannot stop citizens without probable cause that crime is afoot
c. In any instance where the police can stop a person, they can also frisk the person.
d. Police cannot stop citizens without clear and convincing evidence that crime is afoot.


a

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What will be an ideal response?

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