Strip search

An unlawful strip search was conducted on Matthew Green by Toronto police on Nov. 3, 2016. It was agreed upon by watchdogs that Green, who was arrested for public intoxication, should not have been subject to a strip search for this offence. The Toronto Police and Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) said that it was a police misconduct of a less serious designation, hence no public disciplinary hearing, but Green insisted the strip search was ‘serious, unconstitutional behaviour’

guilty and in this case all of the strip searches and questioning would give them the ability to prove their innocence. The disadvantage of the crime control model would be the authority the police have. If the police are allowed to pull any person of color over or strip search anyone the power could easily go to their head. Also, they may have biased or racial thoughts on certain types of people making them more harsh towards different “criminals.” While the strip searches, random stops, and cameras

The Safety and Dignity of Detainees Does the policy of strip searching impede on the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of individuals as outlined in the United States Constitution? In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholder of County of Burlington et al this question arises when the petitioner was stopped at a traffic stop, and upon a database search it was discovered he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest to due to failure to pay a fine. The petitioner was sent to Burlington County Correctional

Defendant/Appellee Facts: Albert Florence was arrested for an outdated warrant. Upon his arrest he was taken to the Burlington County Detention Center where he was subject to a strip search. He remained there for six days and then was transferred to the Essex county facility where he was subjected to another strip search and a visual body cavity search. Florence contends that these searches violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment

ruled in favor of the petitioner (Albert Florence). However, the Third Circuit reversed, deeming that searches done in jail were constitutional due to the fact that they were promoting and protecting safety. The law states that “Strip search, including a digital rectal search, of a prisoner who allegedly refused to cooperate and injured a guard in resisting was reasonable and justified by a legitimate interest in maintaining order and security.” After the Third Circuit 's reversal the Supreme Court

cells and how it made many men go stir crazy. In the film, they showed exactly how small the cells are and the limited room for activity that the inmates have. The images in the documentary of the men getting strip searched further supported Stanley’s statements regarding the embarrassment of strip searches. It showed one of the men

Unreasonable Search and Seizures Strip searches is a practice of removing one’s clothing in an attempt to find contraband the person strip searched may possess. This practice serves as a method used on individuals in the process of being sent to a correctional facility in an attempt to ensure contraband does not make it’s way inside the facility. According to the fourth amendment, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and

Strip Searches Should Be Illegal Ontario police officers often search civilians for evidence of a crime and they employ various methods to do so. However the method of using a strip search has become outdated and unnecessary in modern society. It is time for the practice of strip searching people to be stopped by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), even if it is a justified search. The people of Canada should be protected from these searches as they have the right to privacy and protection from

The Strip District History in Pittsburgh Owners James O’Hara and George A. Bayard wanted an area where the people of Pittsburgh could go and look around at wholesale and retail shops while enjoying all the wonderful tastes and cultures of Pittsburgh, food and they decided to do just that. In 1814, James and George established what we call today the “Strip District” that covered between 11th and 15th streets in Pittsburgh (“Strip District History,” n.d.). However, the official name was the “Northern

an interview with CBS News that Hamas is willing to co-exist with Israelis, but not under the IDF occupation of Palestinian territory. Mashaal stressed that the root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the military occupation of the Gaza Strip and not religious fundamentalism or anti-Jewish sentiments. He told CBS' Charlie Rose, “We are not fanatics; we are not fundamentalists. We do not actually fight the Jews because they are Jews per se. We do not fight any other races. We fight the occupiers