Walker & Hemmens, Legal Guide for Police (10th Ed.)
Test Bank—Chapter 4
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. A voluntary encounter between police and citizen is defined as a _________________.
2. A _____________ is a seizure of an individual that is strictly limited in time, duration, scope,
and purpose.
3. _______________ was a case in which the United States Supreme Court approved brief
“stop-and-frisk” seizures to search for weapons.
4. “Stop-and-frisk” searches are based upon a standard of _______________.
5. “Stop-and-frisk” seizures are also known as ________________.
6. A(n) _______________ is a type of detention based upon a standard of probable cause.
7. Reasonable suspicion can be based upon _______________.
8. The ability to stop a vehicle based upon a standard of reasonable suspicion stems from
__________.
9. The duration of a stop must be reasonably related to _______________.
10. The Court has shown that an accepted time for a duration of detention is ____________.
11. If an officer observes an individual who he or she reasonably suspects to be dangerous, and
12. If an officer asks an individual a question and the individual is free to leave, a
_____________ has taken place.
13. The Court has allowed ________________ under Terry v. Ohio.
14. The ________________ of an individual does fulfill the necessities of reasonable suspicion
in order to perform a “stop-and-frisk” search.
15. An officer can detain _____________ under the doctrines of Terry v. Ohio.
True/False Questions
1. A consensual encounter is a seizure.
2. A police–citizen encounter is consensual if the citizen believes he or she is free to leave.
3. A detention is not a seizure under the Fourth Amendment.
4. Terry v. Ohio led to the practice of “stop-and-frisk” seizures.
5. Police officers can perform Terry stops on any individual for any reason at any time.
6. Terry stops allow officers to stop an individual and conduct a search for any item.
7. A Terry stop is based upon a standard of reasonable suspicion.
8. Reasonable suspicion is less strict and demanding than the standard of probable cause.
9. An anonymous tip can satisfy the demands of reasonable suspicion if the tip is corroborated
with other evidence.
10. Terry stops can never apply to motorists or vehicles.
11. An officer can detain an individual for any amount of time while conducting a Terry stop.
12. Under the dictates of Terry v. Ohio, officers can detain and search luggage if they have a
reasonable suspicion that the luggage contains contraband.
13. An investigatory stop must be of a reasonable duration to effect the search.
14. The United States Supreme Court has issued “bright line” rules that provide specific
limitations and durations for Terry stops.
15. “Stop-and-frisk” searches are allowed to protect officers and the public from concealed
weapons.