Searches and seizures

It is stated, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” (Barnett 5). In a democratic society that the U.S. was founded on, it should be imperative for the people to able to have a say in the way a government might monitor activity. As stated in the Harvard Law Review, “Democratic…

The rule of law governing search and seizure is the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution which states, in part, “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…” The constitution does not provide definition of what constitutes an unreasonable search and seizure, nor does it define the term effects as it pertains to the venue…

the basis of the color of their skin frequently leads to allegations of racial profiling. The exact prevalence of the problem remains unclear because research findings thus far lack consensus on the extensiveness of discrimination in police stops, searches and arrests. To help solve the issue, several agencies now require the collection of…

of the United States have been racially profiled based off their ethnicity. Proponents state that racial profiling should be allowed when national security is of the utmost importance. Yet only 32 states require no mandatory evidence for stops and searches. Therefore, approximately 36% of the country have banned any form of racial profiling (Malkin). A person should not have their characteristics and identity be determined on whether they engage in illegal activity or not. Racial profiling is…

Human Rights play a role in everyone’s life, but not everyone realizes it. Though humans are granted with many freedoms, only a small portion of them know about it. Humans are permitted with many rights for the good of protecting themselves from people’s malicious actions and the government’s role of discrimination on ethnicity. Humans have the right to make choices for themselves, the right to petition the government, and the right to privacy. As a human, “we are all free and equal.” However,…

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Ashley Dickerson January 23, 2016 A Brief History of the Drug War. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016 from http://www.drugpolicy.org/new-solutions-drug-policy/brief-history-drug-war The creator of this article is the Drug Policy Alliance, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to promoting ethical drug policy. The Drug Policy Alliance is a diverse coalition of groups and individuals devoted to changing the landscape of the War on Drugs in the United…

In James Q. Wilson’s Just Take Away Their Guns, Wilson has fairly liberal views on guns, gun owners, and their respective rights, but Wilson also has a radical solution for gun-related crimes. Wilson boasts an increase in frisks as a better way to control the amount of guns on the streets illegally than the already instituted paperwork and background checks required to legally purchase and own a firearm. He also argues that blame and ill will should not be upon legal firearm owners and that it…

China uses a civil law inquisitorial system rather than common law adversarial system. In an inquisitorial system, the presiding judge is essentially responsible for gathering the evidence necessary to resolve the case. The judge actively searches for evidence and questions the witnesses. Attorneys play a more passive role; the attorney’s questions are often very brief because the judge tries to ask all the questions. Whereas the adversarial system has both sides dispute, in the hope that…

inequality facing us today: racial and economic. Racism has become an even bigger issue, especially towards people of Indian descent. Racial profiling is now prominent in airports. Officials have “random” checks which usually aren’t random at all. The searches usually happened to people who are or may just seem Middle Eastern. This is because the people who hijacked the planes and performed the terrorist acts of 9/11 were Muslim extremists from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, and the United Arab…

participating in any illegal actions. However, what these people fail to understand that these programs are a direct violation of our fourth constitutional amendment that specifically state the rights of the people to be secure, against unreasonable searches and seizures, no warrants shall be issued without probable cause supported by oath, and the warrant must describe the place, person or things to be searched. In addition the FISA does not have grounds to override our fourth amendment right,…