Searches Reasonable Suspicion/probable Cause

Question 1

General field inquiry

Answer 1

When police approach someone in a public place and Ask them a few questions, even though there’s no RAS or PC. The person is free to leave whenever they want, and doesn’t have to answer the questions . No justification is needed. Field inquiry can’t be based on race or age

Question 2

Investigative detention

Answer 2

Are based on reasonable articulable suspicion. This is detaining a citizen for questioning to confirm or dispel suspicions. It’s not an arrest but they can be cuffed(if there are reasonable safety concerns) and they can’t leave. The detention must be brief(no hard time limit)

Must use least intrusive techniques to find out what’s up

Question 3

Reasonable articulable suspicion

Answer 3

Specific, articulable facts which form the basis for suspecting that someone committed or is about to commit a crime

Just be able to explain why u were suspicious and it can’t be based on race or something

Question 4

Example of a reason u can cuff in an investigative detention

Answer 4

If I tell them to take their hands out of pocket and they keep doing it

Question 5

What can Private citizens vs anonymous tips lead to

Answer 5

Citizen tips can give me RAS.

But anonymous tips have “zero credibility” and ALONE can’t provide RAS even if the individual who is accused is at the scene and dressed the way the anon tipper said he was dressed. In anon tip must be corroborated. Finally, an anonymous tip is Not the same as an unknown citizen informant

Question 6

Probable cause

Answer 6

This is needed to make an arrest. It’s more than a mere explicable suspicion we can make a warrantless arrest if we have probable cause to believe the indictable offense occurred

Question 7

Weapons pat down

Answer 7

If the detention is justified and there’s RAS to believe the suspect is armed and dangerous. I can conduct a pat down frisk on their outer clothes to feel for weapon.

Here’s some factors that can lead to RAS needed for a frisk.

Knowledge of suspects criminal history
Lying
Bulges

Question 8

Plain view

Answer 8

You can seize evidence u see in plain view if u have a right to be there and probable cause to believe the item is evidence or contraband