Search and Seizure

Examine each of the following situations. Decide whether the search violates the Fourth Amendment and whether the evidence seized can be used in court. Explain your decisions. b. After Brandon checks out of a hotel, the police ask the hotel manager to turn over the contents of the wastebasket, where they find notes planning a murder.

• The search violates the Fourth Amendment and the evidence cannot be used in court.

• The search does not violate the Fourth Amendment and the evidence can be used in court.

• The search violates the Fourth Amendment but the evidence can still be used in court.

• The search does not violate the Fourth Amendment but the evidence cannot be used in court.

If the police enter the house, can they arrest Johnson? Where can they search, and what, if anything, can be seized?

• Yes, they can arrest Johnson and search the entire house, seizing anything illegal.

• No, they cannot arrest Johnson or search the house without a warrant.

• Yes, they can arrest Johnson but cannot search the house or seize anything.

• No, they can only search the house but cannot arrest Johnson or seize anything.

Role-play this encounter. As the officers, decide what questions to ask McGee. As McGee, decide what to tell the officers.

• What questions should the officers ask McGee?

• What should McGee tell the officers?

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Assume McGee tells the police what he knows. What should the police do then?

• Investigate further based on McGee's information.

• Ignore McGee's information.

• Arrest McGee immediately.

• Release a public statement.

Examine each of the following situations. Decide whether the search violates the Fourth Amendment and whether the evidence seized can be used in court. Explain your decisions. c. Jill’s former boyfriend breaks into her apartment and looks through her desk for love letters. Instead he finds drugs, which he turns over to the police.

• The search violates the Fourth Amendment and the evidence cannot be used in court.

• The search does not violate the Fourth Amendment and the evidence can be used in court.

• The search violates the Fourth Amendment but the evidence can still be used in court.

• The search does not violate the Fourth Amendment but the evidence cannot be used in court.

According to the Fourth Amendment, what are the requirements that police must follow with a search warrant?

• Police must have probable cause and specify the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

• Police can search any place without specifying details as long as they have a warrant.

• Police need only verbal approval from a judge to conduct a search.

• Police can conduct searches without a warrant if they suspect illegal activity.

Discuss the issues related to 'Racial Profiling in Police Investigations' mentioned in the text.

• Racial profiling leads to discrimination and mistrust in communities.

• Racial profiling is an effective tool for crime prevention.

• Racial profiling has no impact on police-community relations.

• Racial profiling is widely accepted and uncontroversial.

What is the expectation of privacy for students in schools according to the text?

• Students have full privacy rights in schools.

• Students have limited privacy rights in schools.

• Students have no privacy rights in schools.

• Students have the same privacy rights as adults in schools.

Is it reasonable to search all airline passengers using a metal detector even when there is no probable cause?

• Yes

• No

Examine each of the following situations. Decide whether the search violates the Fourth Amendment and whether the evidence seized can be used in court. Explain your decisions. e. Pamela is observed shoplifting items in a store. Police chase Pamela into her apartment building and arrest her outside the closed door of her apartment. A search of the apartment reveals a large quantity of stolen merchandise.

• The search violates the Fourth Amendment, and the evidence cannot be used in court.

• The search does not violate the Fourth Amendment, and the evidence can be used in court.

• The search violates the Fourth Amendment, but the evidence can still be used in court.

• The search does not violate the Fourth Amendment, but the evidence cannot be used in court.