The Preference That a Search And/or Seizure Be Authorized by a Warrant

question 56

Multiple Choice

The preference that a search and/or seizure be authorized by a warrant is based on the idea that _____.

• A) judgments should be made by a neutral and detached individual
• B) police are not qualified to make probable cause determinations
• C) courts may force police to take action when they otherwise would not
• D) prosecutors may inadvertently encourage less than honest behavior

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Definitions:

Lumen

The space within an artery, vein, or capillary; the space within a tube.

Artery

A blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart, usually filled with oxygenated blood.

Vein

A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart.

Capillary

The smallest of the body's blood vessels, connecting arterioles and venules, and playing a key role in the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and surrounding tissues.