After Knocking and Announcing Their Presence and Purpose and Waiting

question 26

Multiple Choice

After knocking and announcing their presence and purpose and waiting a few moments, officers executing a search warrant for stolen property hear no sound. The officers _____.

• A) may then break in without further process
• B) must wait for a supervisor's approval to break in
• C) must make a further investigation to ensure no one is home
• D) must return when someone is home

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational Stage

A phase of cognitive development in children, proposed by Piaget, where they are able to think logically about objects and events.

Cognitive Development

the study of how thinking, problem solving, and intelligence evolve and change throughout the lifespan.

Age 7-11

Refers to the middle childhood period, characterized by the development of logical thinking, self-awareness, and increased independence.

Formal Operational Stage

The fourth and final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.