With reasonable suspicion for a stop, police may do which action?

With reasonable suspicion for a stop, police may do which action?

• A. Detain for 24 hours
• B. Arrest the person
• C. Stop someone to investigate
• D. Search the person without a warrant

Answer: (C)

Reasonable suspicion allows a brief, investigative stop. This lets an officer question and observe to determine whether the person is involved in criminal activity, with the stop being limited in time and scope and not turning into an arrest. Detaining someone for 24 hours exceeds what reasonable suspicion permits and would require probable cause for an arrest. A full search of the person without a warrant isn’t allowed based solely on a stop, unless another exception or consent applies (a frisk for weapons may occur if there’s a safety concern). So the action permitted here is stopping someone to investigate.

Reasonable suspicion allows a brief, investigative stop. This lets an officer question and observe to determine whether the person is involved in criminal activity, with the stop being limited in time and scope and not turning into an arrest. Detaining someone for 24 hours exceeds what reasonable suspicion permits and would require probable cause for an arrest. A full search of the person without a warrant isn’t allowed based solely on a stop, unless another exception or consent applies (a frisk for weapons may occur if there’s a safety concern). So the action permitted here is stopping someone to investigate.