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    Reasonable doubt is something that is derived from probable suspicion of a person or an event in different cases. People are forced to act in a certain way and their actions are justified if they have reasonable suspicion. It is really important that for reasonable suspicion that the person you are doubtful of shows some sort of suspicious behavior or attitude that justifies the doubt. A person who is doing something based on reasonable suspicion need to have some gathered facts that support his

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    Reasonable suspicions are a presumption that a crime has been or will be committed. Reasonable Suspicions is based on the fact that is informed by an officer training and his or her experience of the law. I believe that Reasonable suspicion is more than a hunch but not as important as a probable cause. Probable cause is almost simulator to Reasonable Suspicions but, the Probable cause is a logical belief, that is supported by the facts, that a crime has been, or is being committed. The difference

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    The Stop And Frisk Policy

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    Policy has resulted in the death of an unarmed individual, typically an African American male. On July 17, 2014, Eric Gardner died while being arrested for selling individual cigarettes. The police used the Stop and Frisk Policy because they had reasonable suspicion. While police were arresting Garner an officer placed him in a choke hold, while three other man were attempting to take him down as well. The officer that had him in the choke hold ended his life. This incident was caught on camera and caused

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    The Stop And Frisk Policy

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    Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles metropolitan police departments. The Stop and Frisk policy gives officers the jurisdiction to stop and search any individual that may infer any suspicious characteristics. Each person can be questioned via the suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon, regards of their whereabouts, searched for illicit drugs, and other contraband that may harm community members. Moreover, "the officers must point out and specifically articulate what led them to conclude that criminal

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    Cci-20 Case Study Igcse

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    and recovered evidence of heavy cardboard tubing. They were also able to identified a bum mark in the roadway that was directly across from John Brown’s residence. Thus, by the totality of the circumstances, these reports and findings prove reasonable suspicion for Lt. Nenning to request an affidavit for a search warrant for John Brown and his

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    The issue within this paper focuses on the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable doubt. The two appear similar in many ways as both require the best judgment of the law enforcement personnel. But they are in fact different, and all law enforcement must know the difference in order for the evidence to be admissible in court. Law enforcement is obligated to follow the protocols and procedures outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court; if law enforcement does not follow the laws, perpetrators

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    The term reasonable suspicion refers to proof that is less that probable cause, but more than just a hunch. Reasonable suspicion can be used to make brief stops, and even detention of a suspect, until a police officer can complete an investigation of a crime. Reasonable suspicion is information that a reasonable law enforcement officer would believe that a crime has, was or is about to occur, using his or her training. Reasonable suspicion is an important tool in law enforcement, because it allows

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    litigation has transpired. The interpretation of probable cause has been argued in many United States Supreme Court cases over the years, which consequently, provides more clarity to the question of what constitutes “probable cause”, as well as “reasonable suspicion”. This topic is extremely important because it examines the finely drawn line between the privacy of the individual and the efficiency of the law. Search and seizure is a critical part of the law enforcement officer’s position and is

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    On October 31st, 1963, in Cleveland, Ohio, Officer Martin McFadden observed two men standing outside a storefront acting suspiciously. He watched one of the men walk down the street pausing to look in a store window. At the end of the street the man turned around and proceeded to walk back, pausing at the same store window as on his way down. Upon reaching the other man, the two mingled and talked to each other. Officer McFadden witnessed these men do this several times. Officer McFadden concerned

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    The School-to-Prison Pipeline is a “national trend wherein children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems” (“School-to-Prison Pipeline”). This phenomenon brings children into the juvenile justice system at a very young age. An article published in the journal Urban Education explains that, “The school-to-prison pipeline contributes to the atmosphere of increased surveillance of schools including police presence in schools, zero-tolerance policies, physical

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