Chapter 12 Basic Concepts Part 2

The Constitution does not protect people against invasions of their privacy by private individuals.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

the right is not specifically mentioned,

but it is part of a number of constitutional

amendments.

Evidence that was illegally obtained cannot be used against a defendant at trial to prove the defendant guilty.

• True

• False

Students in public schools have fewer privacy rights than adults out in society.

• True

• False

In emergency situations, police are not required to get a search warrant in order to conduct a search.

• True

• False

Officers who make a traffic stop and then observe drugs in the back seat of the car may lawfully seize those drugs.

• True

• False

Some constitutional searches do not require individualized suspicion of wrongdoing.

• True

• False

To obtain a search warrant, a person, generally a police officer, must file an affidavit with a magistrate setting out the facts and circumstances that establish probable cause.

• True

• False

The most independent way to handle complaints about police is through an internal affairs unit.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

the internal affairs unit is made up

of officers or supervisors of the police

force. More independent ways to handle

complaints are civilian complaint review

boards, police commission models, and

office of professional accountability

models.

Police can never lawfully use race as a factor in deciding who to stop and question for wrongdoing.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

in some cases, officers may consider

race as a factor, but it cannot be solely

because of a person’s race.

John and Daisy are getting divorced. Daisy calls the police to report that John has drugs in the upstairs bedroom. When the police arrive, Daisy gives permission for the police to enter, but John refuses to give consent. The officers may enter and search.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

when both spouses are present, the officers may not search if one spouse

objects.