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Street Law Chapt12
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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to take a person suspected of a crime into custody | arrest |
a court-ordered document authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific charge | arrest warrant |
a reasonable belief, known personality or through reliable sources, that a specific person has committed a crime | probable cause |
using commonly held notions of what typical drug couriers look and act like in order to be able to question a person without establishing individualized suspicion | drug courier profile |
to confirm information | corroborate |
evidence that justifies an officer in stopping and questioning an individual believed to be involved in criminal activity; based on less evidence than probable cause but more than a mere hunch | reasonable suspicion |
to "pat down" or search the outer clothing of someone whom the police believe is acting suspiciously | stop and frisk |
a legal rule that generally prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant at trial; generally applies to violations of a defendant's 4th, 5th, or 6th Amendment rights | exclusionary rule |
a court order issued by a judge or magistrate, giving the police the power to search a person or to enter a building to search for and seize items related to a crime | search warrant |
a Latin term, meaning "in good faith"; (1) characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit; (2) valid under or in compliance with the law | bona fide |
a written statement of facts sworn to or made under oath before someone authorized to administer an oath | affidavit |
any items that are illegal to possess | contraband |
the inappropriate use of race as a factor in identifying people who may break or who may have broken the law | racial profiling |
to question a witness or suspected criminal | interrogate |
giving evidence and answering questions that would tend to subject one to criminal prosecution | self-incrimination |