Across
- 2. The evidentiary criterion necessary to sustain an arrest or the issuance of an arrest or search warrant; a set of facts, information, circumstances, or conditions that would lead a reasonable person to believe that an offense was committed and that the accused committed that offense.
- 3. Written court order authorizing and directing that an individual be taken into custody to answer criminal charges
- 5. The requirement that a search warrant state precisely where the search is to take place and what items are to be seized.
- 8. The legal term, contained in the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that refers to the searching for and carrying away of evidence by police during a criminal investigation.
- 11. The situation in which police officers who are suspicious of an individual run their hands lightly over the suspectUs outer garments to determine if the person is carrying a concealed weapon; also called a threshold inquiry or pat-down.
- 12. The principle that evidence may be used in a criminal trial even though the search warrant used to obtain it was technically faulty, so long as the police acted in good faith when they sought the warrant from a judge.
- 13. Taking a person into legal custody for the purpose of restraining the accused until he or she can be held accountable for the offense at court proceedings
- 14. Police investigation technique in which officers board a bus or train without suspicion of illegal activity and question passengers, asking for identification and seeking permission to search their baggage.
Down
- 1. Testimony that is not firsthand but relates information told by a second party.
- 4. Grounds or fields attached to a house.
- 5. Evidence that is in plain view of police officers may be seized without a search warrant.
- 6. Placing a suspect in a group for the purpose of being viewed and identified by a witness.
- 7. An order, issued by a judge, directing officers to conduct a search of specified premises for specified objects or persons and to bring them before the court.
- 9. The principle that prohibits using illegally obtained evidence in a trial.
- 10. Requirement, under the Fourth Amendment, for a search and seizure; there must be probable cause to believe that the item being searched for was involved in criminal activity and is located at the place to be searched.