Legal and Administration Flashcards
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What are Garrity rights and when do they apply to Ohio peace officers?
Answer: Protection ensuring compelled statements during administrative investigations cannot be used in criminal prosecution
Garrity rights protect officers by ensuring compelled administrative statements cannot be used criminally.
Under Ohio's public records law (ORC 149.43), what obligation do law enforcement agencies have?
Answer: They must provide access to public records upon request, with specific law enforcement exemptions
Ohio's public records law requires access to most records but includes specific law enforcement exemptions.
What is the legal standard for a Terry stop (investigative detention)?
Answer: Reasonable articulable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot
A Terry stop requires reasonable articulable suspicion based on specific facts.
What are the legal requirements for body-worn cameras by Ohio peace officers?
Answer: ORC 2933.831 governs use, requiring policies on activation, retention, and public access
ORC 2933.831 establishes the legal framework for body-worn camera programs.
Under ORC 2921.45, what constitutes 'official misconduct'?
Answer: Knowingly committing an unauthorized act or failing to perform a required duty with purpose to obtain a benefit or harm another
Official misconduct requires knowingly committing an unauthorized act with an improper purpose.
What is the significance of Mapp v. Ohio (1961) in American criminal law?
Answer: It applied the exclusionary rule to state courts, requiring suppression of unconstitutionally obtained evidence
Mapp v. Ohio extended the exclusionary rule to state courts across all 50 states.