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1. The right to remain silent is an ancient right.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
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2. Ordering a suspect to speak so that a witness may try to identify the suspect’s voice is covered by the Fifth Amendment
self-incrimination clause.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:07 AM
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1/6/2017 3:32 AM
3. The right-to–counsel approach to confessions has never been accepted by a SCOTUS majority.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
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4. According to SCOTUS’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona, custodial interrogation is inherently coercive.
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a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
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5. According to SCOTUS’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona, the waiver of Miranda rights may be presumed, either by
silence following warnings or from an eventual confession.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Waiver of the Right to Remain Silent
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.04 – Know the factors considered when determining if a waiver of the
right to remain silent is valid.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
6. In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), SCOTUS held that police officers violated Ernesto Miranda’s Fifth Amendment right
against self-incrimination during Miranda’s custodial interrogation.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
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1/6/2017 3:32 AM
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7. In custodial interrogation, suspects are held against their will.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
8. In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), SCOTUS ruled that Connelly’s confession was voluntary, even though his serious
mental illness led him to believe that God ordered him to “confess or commit suicide.”
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Voluntary Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.05 – Know the factors considered when determining if a suspect
confessed or made incriminating statements voluntarily.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
9. Some interrogation tactics may result in innocent suspects believing they committed a crime.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
False Confessions: Popular Belief and Empirical Evidence
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.06 – Understand the evidence-based decision-making ideal as it applies
to false confessions and custodial interrogation. Appreciate the severe losses innocent people
experience when they confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
10. Voluntary false confessions are a proven fact.
a.
True
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b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
False Confessions: Popular Belief and Empirical Evidence
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.06 – Understand the evidence-based decision-making ideal as it applies
to false confessions and custodial interrogation. Appreciate the severe losses innocent people
experience when they confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
11. The self-incrimination approach applied the Fourth Amendment to custodial interrogation.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:38 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
12. Researchers have found that law enforcement officers are better at judging videotaped confession interviews than are
college students.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
False Confessions: Popular Belief and Empirical Evidence
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.06 – Understand the evidence-based decision-making ideal as it applies
to false confessions and custodial interrogation. Appreciate the severe losses innocent people
experience when they confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:40 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
13. Incriminating statements fall short of full confessions.
a.
True
b.
False
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ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Nature and Role of Confessions
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.01 – Understand the role, nature, and importance of confessions and
incriminating statements.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:42 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
14. The reliability rationale for due process is that admitting unreliable evidence to prove guilt denies defendants the right
to their lives without due process of law.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:44 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
15. Confessions and incriminating statements are considered involuntary only if officers engage in coercive conduct
during custodial interrogation, and this coercive conduct caused the suspect to make incriminating statements.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Voluntary Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.05 – Know the factors considered when determining if a suspect
confessed or made incriminating statements voluntarily.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:46 AM
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16. The origin of the right to remain silent is tied to what common-law rule?
a.
confessions have to be voluntary
b.
confessions have to be knowing
c.
confessions have to be free from self-incrimination
d.
confessions have to be written
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ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:48 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
17. In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), a bare 5 to 4 SCOTUS majority created a “bright–line” rule to govern what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:50 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
18. What is the period in which police shift their attention from general investigation to building a case against a specific
individual?
a.
the custodial interrogation stage
b.
the accusatory stage
c.
the implied waiver stage
d.
the incriminating stage
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Nature and Role of Confessions
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.01 – Understand the role, nature, and importance of confessions and
incriminating statements.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:52 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
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19. According to what rationale do forced confessions violate due process, even if they’re true?
a.
the due process rationale
b.
the accusatory system rationale
c.
the investigatory rationale
d.
the reliability rationale
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
20. Research by psychologists shows that jurors may give credit to confessions obtained during high-pressure
interrogation because:
a.
they believe police do not engage in high pressure interrogation.
b.
they believe that being charged with a crime probably means the defendant is guilty.
c.
of the fundamental attribution error.
d.
they believe high pressure interrogation is the best way to get suspects to confess.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
False Confessions: Popular Belief and Empirical Evidence
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.06 – Understand the evidence-based decision-making ideal as it applies
to false confessions and custodial interrogation. Appreciate the severe losses innocent people
experience when they confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
21. The right to remain silent can be traced back in history to the:
a.
Magna Carta.
b.
laws of Moses embodied in the Talmudic law.
c.
Articles of Confederation preceding the adoption of the United States Constitution.
d.
Preamble of the Stamp Act.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
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confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 6:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
22. The Fourteenth Amendment due process clause is applicable at which stage(s) of the criminal process?
a.
only at arrest
b.
only after formal charges have been filed
c.
only after custodial interrogation begins
d.
at all stages of the criminal process
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:13 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
23. Under the accusatorial system rationale, a forced confession violates due process, even if the confession is true,
because:
a.
a forced confession should be conclusively assumed to be unreliable.
b.
the confession violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
c.
the state has the burden of proving guilt under our system.
d.
a forced confession may be unreliable.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:17 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
24. According to what test do suspects have to make clear statements that indicate they know their rights, know they’re
giving them up, and know the consequences of giving them up?
a.
the implied waiver test
b.
the express waiver test
c.
the reliability waiver test
d.
the free will waiver test
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ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Waiver of the Right to Remain Silent
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.04 – Know the factors considered when determining if a waiver of the
right to remain silent is valid.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
25. SCOTUS’s use of the Fifth Amendment privilege against the self-incrimination approach in reviewing state
confession cases began with:
a.
Miranda v. Arizona.
b.
Escobedo v. Illinois.
c.
Brown v. Mississippi.
d.
Lisenba v. California.
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:22 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
26. What test requires that the totality of circumstances in each case show that before suspects talked, they knew they had
rights and knew they were giving them up?
a.
the implied waiver test
b.
the express waiver test
c.
the reliability waiver test
d.
the free will waiver test
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.04 – Know the factors considered when determining if a waiver of the
right to remain silent is valid.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
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DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:25 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
27. When a suspect asks for an attorney during custodial interrogation:
a.
police can continue questioning while an attorney is summoned.
b.
police can resume questioning after an attorney has been provided, even if the attorney is not present.
c.
police must stop questioning until an attorney is present or the suspect initiates further conversation with them.
d.
police can never question the suspect again without an attorney being present.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
28. In Berkemer v. McCarty, involving Miranda warnings and whether they must be given to stopped motorists, the Court
held that:
a.
motorists should not be questioned during a traffic stop.
b.
all motorists must be Mirandized when stopped.
c.
brief questioning during a traffic stop was a “custodial interrogation.”
d.
brief questioning during a traffic stop was not a “custodial interrogation.”
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
29. What rationale states that involuntary confessions aren’t just unreliable and contrary to the accusatory system of
justice, they’re also coerced if they’re not “the product of a rational intellect and a free will” (307)?
a.
the reliability rationale
b.
the implied waiver rationale
c.
the accusatory system rationale
d.
the free will rationale
ANSWER:
d
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POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.02 – Know the constitutional amendments that impact criminal
confessions and the three different approaches to custodial interrogation. Know which stages
of the criminal process are relevant to each.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
30. In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), SCOTUS considered the case of a mentally ill man who approached an officer on the
street and confessed he had murdered a young woman. The Court determined that the man’s confession:
a.
was not voluntary, because of his mental illness.
b.
was not voluntary, because he had limited free will.
c.
was voluntary, because it was not compelled.
d.
is admissible, if the man’s psychiatrist testifies that the man was aware he was confessing to the police.
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Voluntary Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.05 – Know the factors considered when determining if a suspect
confessed or made incriminating statements voluntarily.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
31. The case of New York v. Quarles (1984), in which an officer asked a suspect about a gun, created what exception to
the Miranda rule regarding custodial interrogation?
a.
the free will exception
b.
the implied waiver test
c.
the public safety exception
d.
the reliability rationale
ANSWER:
c
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
Miranda v. Arizona
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.03 – Understand the “bright line” rule established in Miranda v. Arizona
and appreciate its importance to custodial interrogation. Know the wide variety of police
behavior that can be considered custodial interrogation and the circumstances in which
unwarned statements are admissible in trial.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
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32. According to DNA exonerations, what percentage of wrong convictions come from innocent people confessing to
crimes they didn’t commit?
a.
10 percent
b.
25 percent
c.
50 percent
d.
30 percent
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
False Confessions: Popular Belief and Empirical Evidence
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.06 – Understand the evidence-based decision-making ideal as it applies
to false confessions and custodial interrogation. Appreciate the severe losses innocent people
experience when they confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:37 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 3:32 AM
33. Which of the following represents a reform aimed at reducing the false confession problem?
a.
reducing the length of time in custody and custodial interrogation
b.
eliminating police use of false information during interrogations
c.
videotaping interrogations and confessions
d.
All of these are reforms aimed at reducing the false confession problem.
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
False Confessions: Popular Belief and Empirical Evidence
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
CRPR.SAMA.18.08.06 – Understand the evidence-based decision-making ideal as it applies
to false confessions and custodial interrogation. Appreciate the severe losses innocent people
experience when they confess to crimes they didn’t commit.
KEYWORDS:
BLOOM’S: Remember
DATE CREATED:
1/4/2017 7:39 AM
DATE MODIFIED:
1/6/2017 12:39 PM
34. In the SCOTUS case Brown v. Mississippi (1936), involving the beating and torture of three black suspects to obtain a
confession, what were the findings of the Court?
a.
SCOTUS declined to review a confession case from a state court.
b.
SCOTUS relied upon the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause and held that forced confessions were not
admissible as evidence.
c.
SCOTUS held that forced confessions were admissible as evidence.
d.
SCOTUS relied upon the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause.
ANSWER:
b
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
The Constitution and Self-Incrimination
QUESTION TYPE:
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