The Court looks at which of the following in assessing whether or not reasonable suspicion existed for a stop?
a. Whether the officer had specific and articulable facts, that together with a rationale inference drawn from those facts, reasonably suggest that a person has committed or is about to commit a crime
b. Whether a reasonable person, looking at the facts the officer relied on, would determine that the facts reasonably suggest that a person has committed or is about to commit a crime
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
c. Both a and b
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A) 6 million B) 2.5 million C) 11.5 million D) 20 million
The reason for the rule allowing a search incident to arrest is that an arrest always creates a/an _________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
"Freezing the status quo" allows the police to:
a. conduct a full search. b. conduct a limited search for weapons. c. prevent the destruction of evidence until a warrant is obtained. d. conduct a quick and cursory inspection.
Widening the net occurs because police and court personnel are likely to use diversion programs for youths who ordinarily would have been turned loose at the intake or arrest stage
Indicate whether the statement is true or false