Tito and Tina are walking back to their apartments shortly before midnight on a Thursday after getting the weekend (well, a college-style weekend) started at a local bar. A police officer stops them and asks them to present identification. Tina presents her driver’s license but Tito refuses to do so. • From these facts, was Tito acting within his legal rights? • Why or why not? • What, if anything, should the police officer do? • Explain.

Field Interviews, Arrests, and Jail

Tito and Tina are walking back to their apartments shortly before midnight on a Thursday after getting the weekend (well, a college-style weekend) started at a local bar. A police officer stops them and asks them to present identification. Tina presents her driver’s license but Tito refuses to do so.
• From these facts, was Tito acting within his legal rights?
• Why or why not?
• What, if anything, should the police officer do?
• Explain.