Reasonable suspicion

watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If a person's actions do not meet this standard of care, then the acts are considered negligent, and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. It is the duty of an auditor to bring to bear on the work he has to perform that skill, care and caution which a reasonably careful, cautious auditor would use. What is reasonable skill, care and caution…

innocent foreigners were often beaten, had their homes broken into, or publically humiliated.9 They were also arrested without reasonable cause, and while they were in prison, immigrants would also get the same treatment as other inmates arrested for any red scare causes. In the most extreme cases, foreigners would be deported without any reasonable cause, only the suspicion of the American government. When police would arrive at their homes, their houses and possessions would be searched…

Ethnic profiling by law enforcement is never constitutionally justifiable and has no place in American society “Profiling” according to Jandt, F. E., Refers to a law enforcement practice scrutinizing certain individuals based on characteristics thought to indicate a likelihood of criminal behavior (2103. p 87). This practice may work to facilitate law enforcement, however, law enforcement officer(s) must be well trained on what are “characteristics of criminal behavior” and must not be biased by…

someone will not show them their identification when there is no reasonable suspicion. Holding: The Court voted in favor of the police citing random sobriety checkpoints do not violate the Fourth Amendment. Analysis: Drunk driving has caused many deaths, and they have not stopped regardless of how many laws have been passed. Thus, harsh penalties are needs to deter this problem. Random sobriety checkpoints late at night seem to be a reasonable way to catch drivers unwilling to follow the laws of…

in the play, finds herself overwhelmed by her suspicion about Father Flynn’s behavior in the parish. She accuses him for having committed an act of pedophilia against a black student,…

BACKGROUND: New Mexico Law requires the reporting of any known or suspected abuse situations that a child is abused or neglected. A report should be made when there is a reasonable cause to believe that a child or adolescent has been abused or neglected or is in danger of being abused. A report of suspected abuse is only a request for an investigation. The person making the report does not need to prove the abuse; Investigation and validation of child abuse reports are the responsibilities of…

The case Terry Stop is named for is "Terry v. Ohio". Terry v. Ohio was about a detective named McFadden who noticed something strange going on between two strangers (Chilton and Terry) on a Huron Road. Both guys took turns walking the same identical path on Huron Road about a dozen times, stopping at the same store window each time and walks back to the corner to converse with the other. Later a third guy joins and shorty converses with them then walked down Euclid Ave. After ten to twelve…

Fourth Amendment does apply to school officials but if there is a reasonable cause for a search, the school has the right to perform searches in order to…

because to initiate a stop and frisk search, reasonable suspicion is required, which is when a reasonable person reasonably has a suspicion under certain circumstances, or facts, but he believes that there are interrelated factors that contribute to an officer initiating the motion. Avdija writes that an officer initiates a stop and frisk search, using external factors, such as a suspect’s gender, race, age, sex, under the guise of reasonable suspicion. The main purpose, then, is first…

In this case of Illinois v. Wardlow, Sam Wardlow, a 44-year old black man was wrongly searched after he was apparently seen acting ‘suspicious’ when he ran after he saw four police cars driving up. He was then chased by Timothy Nolan, a veteran police officer, as he believed Wardlow as guilty. The officers believed him to be in a ‘high crime area’. They caught up to Wardlow and frisked him. During the search, they found a handgun. The gun was wrongfully tried for evidence in the Cook County…