Describe police-race realtions
What will be an ideal response?
America's experience with police-race relations can be traced back to 1619 when the first slaves from Africa landed in Jamestown, Virginia. Slaves from Africa did not come willingly to America and resisted the institution of slavery in various ways. Slave patrols played an important role in controlling slavery. Most counties in the South had slave patrols. Slave patrols checked the passes of slaves when they left plantations.
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Who is most likely to read an investigative report?
a. the suspect b. the victim c. the judge d. the victim's family
Warrants for electronic surveillance must be based on probable cause. Which of the following is another requirement?
A. The surveillance cannot involve a hidden microphone worn by an informant. B. The surveillance must be for an extended period of time to ensure that enough evidence is obtained. C. The surveillance must be occurring in a public place. D. The surveillance must stop as soon as the expected information has been obtained.
Jerome Skolnick concluded that police officers do not stereotype; they objectively analyze the situation with respect to gender, age, race, and ethnicity before taking action.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
If the officers obtained verbal consent, but the department policy required a written consent, it is not a violation of the exclusionary rule, because
a. the agency rule is invalid. b. the agency rule cannot contradict the constitutional rule. c. it is independent source. d. it violates an agency rule, but not the constitutional rule.