Public Safety and Privacy Analysis Billie Barker University of Phoenix CJA/550 Legal Issues in Justice and Security Michael Barrett, Esq. April 2, 2012 Public Safety and Privacy Analysis Introduction The purpose of this paper is to learn about public safety and privacy issues. Understanding the search and seizure laws; that govern all law enforcement and private security perssonel. Next the paper looks at the laws for surveillance by the police. After that this paper is investigating
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The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure Erek Anderson, Rachel Coen, Lawana Garfias, Malerie Gomez, Nicholas Tellez & Sara Ungerer CJA/364 February 16, 2015 Instructor: Bobby Kemp Search and Seizure Search and seizures are highly debated topics in the United States. Stop and frisk, automobile searches and border searches all fall within the guidelines of the Fourth Amendment. Discussed in this paper will be what reasonable searches, seizures and arrests are and how they are applied
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against unreasonable searches and seizures. It also states that no warrants shall be issued without probable cause. Probable cause can be defined as a person of reasonable caution who believes that a crime has been committed and the person accused has committed that crime. Modern law has afforded police officers an incentive to respect this amendment, known as the “stop and frisk” act. The Stop and Frisk law allows police officers to stop someone and do a quick search of their outer clothing for weapons:
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constitution prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures. A search or seizure is unreasonable when performed by the Government and not authorised by the warrant or conducted under circumstances given rise to an exception to the warrant requirement. The 4th Amendment does not prohibit, or require a warrant for reasonable searches and seizures. It is a restraint on government or state action, but does not prohibit private reasonable or unreasonable searches of seizures. The 4th Amendment does not require
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to NRS 194.010 13. State the elements of NRS 194.020 (Persons liable to punishment) 14. State the elements of NRS 193.220 (When voluntary intoxication may be considered) 15. Identify the elements of NRS 193.230 (Who can lawfully resist public offense) 16. Identify the elements of NRS 193.240 (Resistance by party about to be injured) 17. Identify the elements of NRS 193.250 (Resistance by other persons) 18.
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searches and seizures by the government. This Amendment is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law. There are two important factors when a search is considered being reasonable. The first factor is whether the search is an intrusion on an individual's Fourth Amendment rights and the second is whether public safety an issue. Law officials have to make a tough decision when the correct time and place is conduct a search. The
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Department did not have enough probable cause to obtain a search warrant Greenwood placed a garbage of his on the curb of the public street Officers from the department searched the bags and found evidence of illegal drug use, which was used to obtain a search warrant for Greenwood’s home Officers found cocaine and marijuana during their search California Supreme Court dismissed the charges against Billy Greenwood in result that the search of the garbage bags was unwarranted Procedural History Billy
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Search and Seizure in America CJA/364 February 10, 2015 Search and Seizure in America The fourth amendment has given us the protection against unreasonable search and seizure but what exactly does that mean? To understand, one must define right of privacy, search, seizure, arrest, and reasonableness and how each of these relates to stop and frisk, automotive search rules, and requirements regarding border and regulatory searches. Have you ever been stopped on the street or anywhere and frisked
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Exigent Circumstances to Search and Seizure The Fourth Amendment to The Constitution of the United States Kirk H. Andersen Park University July 2012 Abstract One of the greatest rights the Founding Fathers of the United States of America gave to its citizens was the right against unreasonable search and seizure. This right is guaranteed under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. When this right is abridged by the government, what recourse does the citizen have
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Public Safety and Individual Rights Paper Robert Gubbins University of Phoenix January 20, 2014 AJS/552 There are many challenges that law enforcement agencies faces when it comes to enforcing public safety at the same time protect the rights of individuals. This paper will focus on several key topics involving the relationship between public safety and individual rights. The first topic is the statutory authority and responsibilities of government officials, security personnel
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