paper looks at the laws for surveillance by the police. After that this paper is investigating the idea of cameras in the school system legal or not, for protection or is it a violation of the fourth amendment rights to the students. Last the paper looks at surveillance by private security. Understanding Search and Seizure Law The police are governed by the 4th Amendment to the U.S. constitution which places limits on the power they have. For the police to make arrests, search a person or their property
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corruption that is under looked in specific police departments. Addressing how police brutality has not only been a issue of the past, but is currently an issue of today. Discussing how police brutality has always exist and yet the officers who commit police brutality receive little to no criminal punishment. Situations as this go unresolved appropriately by law enforcement when police are seen to preserve the peace and only act on situations where probable cause is determined by fact. In my paper I provided
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open field is and what would be considered private property. This is known as the Open Fields Doctrine. (Wetterer, 1998) Items in open fields are not protected by the Fourth Amendment so they can be seized by an officer without a warrant or probable cause. Open fields do not fall within any of these categories. What does “open fields” exactly mean? Open fields encompass any open, undeveloped property that is not intimately used for dwelling (including curtilage) or business. The main residence
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Unit Three Assignment James Norris Kaplan University CJ499-01 Professor Johnson January 26, 2016 Scenario: Police Officer Jones, in full uniform, was walking the midnight shift in a high-crime area at approximately 2:00 AM and is approached by a civilian who told Officer Jones she had been robbed and beaten by someone wearing a red shirt and white pants. The victim’s shirt was blood soaked from a severe laceration to her head and lip. She said the perpetrator was wearing a ski mask
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suspects and a search. The 4th Amendment specifically deals with a person’s rights to be protected from illegal search and seizure, and having a right to be reasonably secure in their house or dwelling. In law enforcement, probable cause must first be established in order for police officers to make arrests, make vehicle stops, etc…If a person is placed under arrest, the Miranda rights must be read, in part it reads, “You have the right to remain silent, if you give up that right, anything you say can
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the press; right of petition and assembly Amendment 4 The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. * Protects against unreasonable search and seizure Amendment 5 No person shall be held to answer for a capital
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Week 5 Discussion Question: I have several justifications to ask her to come with me to the Airport Security Office. It is called “reasonable suspicion” which is something below probable cause but above the hunch (Worrall 2010, pg. 87). Obviously, she changes clothes in the bathroom which was very odd that someone will do unless they regurgitated on themselves or waste something. Also, she didn’t have any photo identification to identify herself. In addition, she said was staying in New York
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Make-Up The Bill of Rights is intended to protect the citizens of abuse from police power. (Seminar.) This is a formal declaration of legal and civil rights in any state. This would be our amendments. The fourth amendment is the right for people to be secure in their homes against unreasonable searches and seizures which shouldn’t be violated under any circumstances. There are a few things needed for a warrant: probable cause is one of them along with neutral or detached magistrate meaning a state chief
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the chain of command; which includes policies and procedures is part of the formal communication. These procedures are considered to channel from the top of the agency to the downward structure of the agency. For instance the chief of police many dictate a new police to the officers which needs to be instituted. The downward communication happens within officers’ instituting the policy via their practice as actual officers. Officers replying back to the agency whether it is by memoranda, reports
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1) Identify three of the requirements for police to legally execute a search warrant. -To legally execute a search warrant law enforcement must establish probable cause to believe a crime has been committed, the items the officer seeks constitute evidence of that offense, and the items are located at the place to be searched. 2) Describe the criteria for the legal search of luggage, packages, and other personal containers. -Brief limited seizures are generally used for these types of searches
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