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Understanding Arrests and Search Procedures in Criminal Justice

This chapter explores essential aspects of the criminal justice process, focusing on arrest procedures and search and seizure laws. It explains the two primary methods of making an arrest: with an arrest warrant or based on probable cause. The concepts of reasonable suspicion, drug courier profiles, and the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches are also discussed. Additionally, the chapter addresses the exclusionary rule that prevents illegally obtained evidence from being used in court, ensuring fair trial standards.

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Understanding Arrests and Search Procedures in Criminal Justice

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  1. Chapter 12 Criminal Justice Process: The Investigation

  2. Arrest • Arrest: when a person suspected of a crime is taken into custody. • Two ways: an arrest warrant or probable cause • Arrest warrant: court order commanding that a person named be taken into custody. • Probable cause: having a reasonable belief that a specific person committed a crime. • Drug courier profile: used to provide a basis to stop and question a person or to help establish probable cause

  3. Arrest, ctd. • Reasonable suspicion: based on less evidence that probable cause, but must be more than a hunch.

  4. Problem 12.2/ Page 137 • Discuss as a class

  5. Problem 12.3/Page 139 • Discuss as a class

  6. Search and Seizure • There is no right to privacy in the Constitution • Fourth Amendment • “Free from unreasonable searches and seizures” • Establishes conditions under which search warrants may be issued. • Exclusionary rule: prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against a person at trial.

  7. Problem 12.4/Page 141 • On your own sheet of paper

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