Searches

Regardless of the possibility of students having illicit substances on campus, the 4th Amendment should apply to students because students could have embarrassing items in their bag. If a student was coming in from being off campus, they could have their bag searched by an adult in the school if they suspected they were carrying illegal items. However, if the student had personal items in their backpack and were embarrassed about them in any way, having a person dig through their bag to look for

LITERATURE REVIEW History of Warrantless Searches A warrantless search is a search and seizure of a person and/or property without a search warrant. The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which is designed to protect privacy and prevent unreasonable search and seizure, restricts warrantless searches. The Amendment also states that in order to obtain a search warrant there must be probable cause as well as a description of the item being searched for and the people or property

“The Supreme Court and Police Searches” “The Supreme Court and Police Searches” by the editorial board for The New York Times is about the case being argued in front of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States needs to decide whether the evidence an officer obtained illegally would be used in court or thrown out due to the exclusionary rule. The exclusionary rule states any evidence illegally obtained can not be used against the wrongdoer. In the case being brought before the Supreme

How Do We Justify Warrantless Searches? 1) Law enforcement officers can conduct warrantless searches for a variety of reasons. Some of the benefits are not having to wait for a judge of magistrate to sign off on it. If you can obtain consent from an individual it must be voluntary and stay within its scope, as well as the person giving consent must have the authority to do so. The search incident to lawful arrest exception is used every time an officer makes an arrest, this is to ensure their safety

interpreted differently in the Fourth Amendment can include: 1) right of privacy, 2) search, 3) seizure, 4) arrest, and 5) reasonableness. This paper will examine how each term relates to the practice of stop-and-frisk, automobile searches, and border and regulatory searches. The rights of privacy are described to be personal belongings or home. As defined in Merriam-Webster (2015), the right to privacy is the legal right of a person to have reasonable privacy whereas their private affairs are not

some sort of search and seizure. There are many types of searches and seizures done with or without a warrant which can be a big factor to case if done correctly. Warrantless searches have three purposes, the safety of the police officer and seize weapons from any harm. To also seize weapons from any harm into resisting arrest or to be able to flee, lastly to prevent the destruction of evidence or concealment. There is also consent searches where one waives their right to privacy under the Fourth

Abstract Administrative searches have always been a controversial topic and have brought about many civil cases. Publicized warrant cases have changed the way warrantless searches are conducted. The privacy of individuals is a very sensitive subject and our right to privacy is clearly stated in the 4th amendment, Bill of Rights. The original notion in the 4th amendment is “each man’s home is a castle” (Legal Information Institute, 2014). "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses

generating a lower expectation of privacy, frequently distinguishing locker searches on the basis that a locker is school property, and students do not retain exclusive possession. This is particularly likely when they have signed a form acknowledging that the locker is school property and subject to inspection. Under the view of joint control, school officials have been allowed to inspect lockers or even to consent to locker searches by law enforcement officers. For example, a California appellate court

School searches with real reasonable doubt, should be allowed to search student’s lockers and backpacks/purses. These searches could save other student lives, as well as prevent the sale and use of drugs in the school. Students who find these searches offensive, probably wouldn’t find it offensive if it saved their life. Students, who say it violates their privacy, probably have something to hide. If you are innocent, then you probably wouldn’t care if they search your backpack or locker. What would

In this essay I will talk about about search and cease. Also how it would be like if we did not have this used in daily life. This is simply for protection of the people working with the law. Also I will talk about the pros and cons about searches. Having search is great to protect the people like the police officers, the person that needs to be searched and people they are surrounded by. This is a great thing to do but also can be very dangerous. Some people take things to the next level to try