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j302
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 1
10/12/2015

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constitutional democracy
Definition
the balance btw the power of govt and the rights of individuals
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law in action
Definition
discretionary professional judgement based on training/experience to conform to the constitution
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suppression hearing
Definition
whether evidence should be thrown out due to constitution violation
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objective basis requirement
Definition
facts , not hunches, have to back up police invasions of individual liberty and privacy
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probable cause
Definition
is when the officer (believes) that a crime is or about to happen
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hearsay
Definition
it is when you hear something from a 3rd person so you can act on it

it isn't admissible in trial
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special need searches
Definition
government searches that they can search at schools and airports
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inventory searches
Definition
this is to protect and provide safety to the officer and to protect property

document what suspect has in pockets and vehicle for nothing gets misplaced
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particularity requirement
Definition
it is a requirement that getting a warrent, they have to be specific where and/or who they want to search
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knock-and -announce rule
Definition
this rule states that the officer has to knock and state they are the police before they enter
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voluntariness test of consent searches
Definition
a test in which the totality of circumstances to determine whether waiver and confessions were voluntary
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apparent authority third-person consent to search
Definition
individual about whom it is reasonable to believe has authority to consent to search (but actually does not)
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reasonable expectation of privacy test
Definition
4th -protects person, not places, when have an expectation of privacy (subjective) that society is prepared to recognize (objective)
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plain view doctrine
Definition
it has to be in plain view, cant search any thing with out a warrant, 4th amendment right
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seizure
Definition
being held with out ability to leave. things being taken from the scene and used against you
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terry stops
Definition
they are brief detention that allow police to freeze suspicions people and situations briefly for they can investigate them

articularble facts

brief

on the spot detentions
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reasonable suspicion
Definition
the totality of articurable facts and circumstances that lead the officer in the light of their training and experience, to suspect a crime may happen or is about to happen
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