STOP & FRISK, aka TERRY STOP, aka INVESTIGATORY DETENTION!!! Stop and Frisk n. a law enforcement officers search for a weapon confined to a suspects outer clothing when either a bulge in the clothing or the outline of the weapon is visible. The search is commonly called a pat down, and any further search requires either a search warrant or probable cause to believe the suspect will commit or has committed a crime (including carrying a concealed weapon, which itself is a crime). The limited right to stop and frisk is intended to halt the practice of random searches of people in hopes of finding evidence of criminal activity or merely for purposes of intimidation, particularly of minorities.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:07:22 +0000
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