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  1. Stop and Frisk: Your Search and Seizure Rights

    Police Activity Stop and Frisk: Your Search and Seizure Rights

    A “stop” occurs when a police officer investigates a matter by approaching a person who does not feel the freedom to walk away. When a police officer has a reasonable suspicion that someone has or is engaged in criminal activity, such as being armed, an officer may frisk that person for guns...
    • Michael Wechsler
    • Article
    • 4 min read
    • illegal searches illegal stops probable cause racial profiling reasonable suspicion search and seizure stop and frisk terry stop
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Criminal Law
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