Police and Law Enforcement

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Four original philosophies of the London Metropolitan Police

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1. Reduce tension and conflict between law enforcement and the public 2. Use nonviolent means to keep the peace 3. Relieve the military from controlling urban violence 4. Judged on the absence of crime rather than high-visibility actions

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Backbone of police work

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Patrol

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Community policing

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A strategy involving a working relationship between police and the community to deter and prevent crime.

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Probable cause

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More likely than not that the person being arrested committed the crime.

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Level of evidence needed for a police officer to legally arrest a suspect.

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Probable cause.

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What must be included in an affidavit for a search warrant?

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Facts supporting probable cause.

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Exceptions to the search warrant requirement.

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1. Search incident to a lawful arrest 2. Items in "plain view" 3. Consent searches 4. Exigent circumstance searches 5. Vehicle searches

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A person may waive their 4th Amendment rights and give consent to allow the police to search

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Their person and their property.

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Vehicles are considered a major exception to the 4th Amendment warrant requirement because

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Vehicles are highly mobile and can leave the jurisdiction.

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Police officers might not obtain a search warrant for a vehicle because

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They often do not have time to obtain a search warrant.