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…
This officer, Ofc. J. Jaques #64, was stationary in the 100 blk of N Broad St and observed the listed Honda Civic traveling northbound on Broad St at a high rate of speed. I then began following the listed vehicle and paced it going 35 mph in a posted 20 mph zone. Then using squad #64's RADAR the vehicle was confirmed at 35 mph in a posted 20 mph zone. At this time I initiated a traffic stop at Lake and Broad St. Upon contacting the driver of the vehicle I informed him that the speed…
A world without the Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment is ‘Protection from unreasonable search and seizure’. The Fourth Amendment is that you have the right to your house, persons, and papers. No one can search through your personal items unless they have a warrant and a right to do so. Only two people have the right to go through your mailbox, yourself (family), and the mailman. If we didn’t have this amendment anyone would be able to go through your house at anytime they pleased, taking…
McFadden was therefore, considered not only an expert in strategies, but also, on criminal tricks and pickpocketing in other words steeling things from a person’s pocket without them noticing. Working in law enforcement as a police officer for 39 years, and as a detective for 35 years McFadden developed an observational habit and therefore a daily routine over the years. In the oral testimony he explained how while patrolling in Cleveland, Ohio in 1963 McFadden spotted two individuals being…
wherein police will detain and question pedestrians, and potentially search them, if they have a reasonable suspicion that the pedestrian in question committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony or a Penal Law misdemeanor” (Matthews). This means that if a person appears suspicious of having commit or being about to commit a crime according to a police officer then that police officer has the right to question, search and detain this particular individual. This seems like something…
The idea of stop and frisk was created to reduce the crime rate in New York City by granting law enforcement the power to detain a suspicious individual based on reasonable suspicion and search the civilian outer garments for illegal contrabands. There are many controversy surrounding this practice that it is based on racial discrimination and the idea that it is unconstitutional. Civilians feels like this practice only target blacks and Latinos. Supporting civilian concerns, a study conducted…
Ohio. Terry v. Ohio was a, “case dealing with the constitutional limitations of police to stop and search individuals in street encounters” (Association of the Bar of the City of New York, n.d). Riots had taken over many states due to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. prior to the rule of Terry v. Ohio, leading “several states to pass statutes…
1.0 Introduction In today’s modern society, it is vital that in order for organisations to be successful, they must focus on building competent employees who have aligned themselves with the strategic direction of the organisation. Further to this, employees must be able to fulfil their own personal agendas in order to have job satisfaction within the organisation. In order to succeed in building a successful organisation, a deep look needs to be taken into the processes of recruitment and…
If a police officer searches a citizen or his staff for evidence, the search has to be reasonable, and if the officer has a warrant, then the search has to be specific and he or she needs a probable cause. It writing the amendment could not be more straightforward. However, in practice, its meaning has been a topic of controversy over the years. For many years…
have to follow such as freedom of speech, the right to bear arms and the right of privacy. The fourth amendment is the right to privacy such as no unreasonable seizures and searches to your personal belongings and property without any warrants. A search usually has to be based on probable cause- a reasonable basis to believe that the person can be linked to a crime (Remy, 2016). In this case, the topic about whether the police should wear body cameras is violating our right of privacy or is it…