Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Reasonable suspicion means that an officer believes that an offense has been (or is
about to be) committed.
2. The practice that allows police to take items and admit them into evidence is referred
3. Probable cause means that an officer believes that an offense has been (or is about to be) committed.
4. In Mapp v. Ohio, the Court held that the search, given the context of the officer’s
observations, was reasonable and therefore, the search was committed legally.
5. If evidence is obtained outside of the context of a warrant, such items must be
excluded and cannot be used against someone in a court of law.


1. false
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. true

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