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STOP & FRISK
Stop and Frisk
Stop and Frisk" is a police action to momentarily detain and search the
body of a person. Under judicial interpretation of the Fourth
Amendment to the United States Constitution, such a search may be
conducted only under circumstances where the officer believes that the
person is armed and dangerous to the officer’s person, or that the person has just committed or is about to commit
an unlawful act.
Terry v. Ohio, 1968A veteran police officer observed three men engaging in conduct that he concluded might be indicative of “casing” a store, that is, preparing to commit a robbery.
When he approached the men to ask them questions, the response from one of them was incoherent.
Fearing that the men might be armed, the officer grabbed hold of one of them and “patted” him down. The pat-down revealed that the man was carrying a gun.
Terry v. Ohio, 1968The Terry decision permits police officers to stop and detain a person based on a “reasonable suspicion” that s/he might be about to commit a crime or is in the process of committing a crime.
It represents a modification of the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures granted to private individuals in the Bill of Rights.
Prior to Terry, police officers were required to have a higher level of proof, “probable cause,” before interfering with the liberty of private persons.
Terry v. Ohio, 1968Terry stops, as these
encounters have come to be called, may be conducted based on far less
evidence than that legally required to
justify an arrest, but they may not be
conducted based on groundless hunches
about specific individuals being involved in crime.
Is an anonymous tip grounds for
reasonable suspicion?
Is an anonymous tip grounds for reasonable
suspicion? Florida v. JL, 2000
In a unanimous decision, this case held that a police officer may not legally stop and
frisk anyone based solely on an anonymous tip that simply described that person's
location and what he or she might look like but that did not furnish information as to
any illegal conduct that the person might be planning.
Is running from the police grounds for
reasonable suspicion?
Is running from the police grounds for reasonable
suspicion?
Illinois v. Wardlow, 2000
In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court upheld the stop and frisk,
declaring that the officers’ actions did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
What do you think? I am going to read 6 statements about
Stop and Frisk!
You will walk around the room to state if you:
STRONGLY DISAGREE, DISAGREE, SOMEWHAT DISAGREE
- OR - STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, SOMEWHAT
AGREE
What do you think?
Stop and Frisk makes people feel more safe.
What do you think?
Stop and Frisk violates
people’s civil rights.
What do you think?
Stop and Frisk gets guns off the streets.
What do you think?
Stop and Frisk targets young
black and Latino men.
What do you think?
Stop and Frisk reduces crime.
Stop-and-Frisk: The High School Senior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01rsXYIXOrU