Search and seizure

I. Topic: New York City News General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the class about the New York Police Department’s Stop and Frisk practice. Thesis: Three news sources focus on NYPD Stop and Frisk policies II. Introduction: When a young non-white male is stopped and searched at the whim of a police officer, his idea of personal space, privacy and self-esteem are shattered, to say nothing of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections. The damage goes deep…

The Riley V. California case focused on whether a phone search required a search warrant. According to Liptak, the issue was first brought to attention in 2009, with the arrest of David L. Riley in San Diego. The article, “Riley V. California”, explains the various issues taken into consideration by the supreme justices. The issues included were: the “warrantless search exception” that allows officers to search for anything that they feel threatens their safety, the justices introduced the issue…

there would be no civilization, no society, no future. (Wiesel, n.d.). Without the Fourth Amendment, there is no privacy. The Fourth Amendment is a civil right. It protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures. The police can't search you or even your house without a search warrant or probable cause. In our society right now we have surveillance pretty much everywhere. No matter where you go there are surveillance cameras nearby somewhere. Economics, politics and social institutions…

Stop and frisk search is one of the most controversial procedures that the police execute. According to the legal dictionary, stop and frisk refers to “the situation in which a police officer who is suspicious of an individual detains the person and runs his hands lightly over the suspect’s outer garments to determine if the person is carrying a concealed weapon.” The officer also questions the person during this process. The policy was put in place to stop crimes before they even happen. The…

distribution, and small unregulated batches grown and used inside the home. In many cases medical marijuana is more beneficial than other medical treatments. For many kids under age ten suffering grand mal seizures it is hard to walk, talk, and even eat, marijuana has been proven to reduce those grand mal seizures. In the case of the federal government what is okay for soldiers coming back with PTSD, is marijuana. In the case of PTSD marijuana acts better than anti-depressants which often lead…

Over a three-week period thirteen patients on the night shift suffered violent seizures that where followed by cardiac and respiratory arrest. Of the thirteen nine of the patients died and the nurses described the patients’ seizures to be similar to grand mal seizures that epileptics suffer. Seizures usually do not occur in cardiac patients. Soon after the cardiac care/ intensive care unit Community Hospital of the Valleys closed and the…

put forth the new “reasonable suspicion” standard (Barrett, 1998, 793-821). If Chief Justice Warren had maintained his original inclination of rendering a decision which clearly delineated the standards that a police officer must follow before a search is conducted there would be no controversy over this issue. However, had this actually occurred then…

suit. Buie attempted to have the evidence suppressed, citing that his Fourth Amendment rights had been violated by the officers conducting the search. The trial court dismissed the claim made by Buie, finding that the officers acted within reasonable measures to protect themselves from an attack.…

sections that it is in respect of: stop and search, arrest, detention, investigation and interviewing. Stop and search is allowed when there are reasonable ground to believe that the person or vehicle contains drugs, offensive weapons including knives, stolen goods, items that can damage or destroy property, for example spray cans or any article adapted for certain offences. This comes under Code A where it ensures that the exercise to stop and search by police officers in accordance with…

TSA and backscatter X-Rays is a technology equipment that is used to scan full bodies of airline passengers. It is also known as a WBI (whole body imager), security scanner, body scanner, and a naked scanner. TSA use the backscatter X-Ray to detect hidden weapons, tools, liquids, drugs, stolen currency, and other illegal items. They do this to make the flight ride safe for other passengers and to get to their destination safely without conflicts. Backscatter X-rays are only found at a few…