An Officer Stops a Person Travelling in Their Car Based

question 4

Multiple Choice

An officer stops a person travelling in their car based on reasonable suspicion.The officer requests that the person step out of the vehicle and the person complies.The officer immediately notices a tattoo on the arm of the person that is common among members of a particular gang in the area known to engage in violence toward officers,thus giving the officer reasonable suspicion to believe the person may be armed.The officer has not secured the person.At this point the officer:

• A) can frisk the person, but cannot search any part of the vehicle.
• B) can frisk the person and search the entire car for weapons.
• C) can frisk the person and search any part of the passenger compartment where a weapon could be kept.
• D) can frisk the person and search any part of the passenger compartment or locked trunk where a weapon could be kept.

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Definitions:

Physical Force

The use of bodily strength or power as a means to impact, manipulate, or control persons or objects.

Illegal

Contrary to or forbidden by law.

Hierarchical Forms

Organizational or societal structures that rank individuals or groups in a top-down manner, often based on power, status, or authority.

Colonization

The act of establishing control over indigenous people in an area and exploiting it economically, often accompanied by cultural and social impacts on the indigenous populations.