Introduction
Amendment IV
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, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The fourth amendment is stating that no one is allowed to come in your house and search around without a warrant . if they don’t have a warrant to check your house you have a right to say they may not come in your house and search
key points:
- Warrant is needed to search people houses
- Cant unreasonably search someones house
- By oath or affirmation you need to describe the place being searched
Task
Iasia Cochrane
802 performance task 2
Police need warrants to search someone’s home
- http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_the_government_should_have_to_search_home : this website talks about what police need to search your house
- http://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/being-arrested-and-police-custody/being-searched/ : this website says how police cant just search your house without a warrant
- http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/search-warrant-requirements.html :this website talks about how police violate the 4th amendment if they don’t have a warrant to search your house
- https://www.legalzoom.com/us-law/more-us-law/know-rights-searched-warrant :this website talks about what a warrant is and why is it needed
- http://www.weareoneamerica.org/law-enforcement :this website talk about the circumstances of needing a warrant
Police cant unreasonably search a citizens house
this article talks about the definition of unreasonable search and seizure
this article talks about the fourth amendment and how the police have to have a reason to search a person
this website talks about what is an unreasonable search and seizure
this website talks about how the police need a real reason to search you
this website talks about the 4th amendment and explains unreasonable search and seizure
police have limitations to their searches
This website talks about the limitations the police have when searching your home etc.
2. http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/illegal-search-and-seizure-faqs.html
This website talks about the illegal search and seizures
3. http://nvcopblock.org/175/constitutional-rights-limitations/
This website talks about how you need to know your rights and the police limitations
This website talks about the police limitations in curbing crime
5.http://garnerclancey.com/pdfs/fs_Limitations-of-Crime-Data.pdf
This website talks about the limitations of crime data
Evaluation
Performance task 4 : stop and frisk Iasia Cochrane 802
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=7747015
questions
- What was the percentage of guns found when the police stopped and frisk ?
- How did the people in the video feel when they were stopped and frisked by the police?
- Do you think that the stop and frisk policy is based on race and not crime ?
Chinaza Christopher
1: The percentage of guns found when the police stopped and frisk is 0.15% of stops to lead to gun seizures.
Comment: this answer is correct and its answer well
2: The people felt that the police were mostly targeting the blacks and Latinos.
Comment: you could’ve added a little more but its good
3: I think that the stop and frisk policy is based on race.
Comment : add more to the answer but other than that the answer is correct
Conclusion
Performance task 4 : stop and frisk Iasia Cochrane 802
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=7747015
questions
- What was the percentage of guns found when the police stopped and frisk ?
- How did the people in the video feel when they were stopped and frisked by the police?
- Do you think that the stop and frisk policy is based on race and not crime ?