investigatory stop — Such stop, which is limited to brief, nonintrusive detention during a frisk for weapons or preliminary questioning, is considered a seizure sufficient to invoke Fourth Amendment safeguards, but because of its less intrusive character requires… … Black's law dictionary
Stop and Identify statutes — “Stop and identify” statutes are laws in the United States that require persons detained under certain circumstances to identify themselves to a police officer. [Although “police officer” is used throughout this article, most “stop and identify”… … Wikipedia
stop and frisk — The situation where police officers who are suspicious of an individual run their hands lightly over the suspect s outer garments to determine if the person is carrying a concealed weapon. Also called a patdown or threshold inquiry, a stop and… … Black's law dictionary
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 — (RIP or RIPA) is a United Kingdom law regulating the powers of public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation, and covering the interception of communications. It was introduced to take account of technological change such as the… … Wikipedia
Police — For other uses, see Police (disambiguation). Department of Police redirects here. For other uses, see Department of Police (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Illinois v. Lidster — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Illinois v. Lidster ArgueDate=November 5 ArgueYear=2003 DecideDate=January 13 DecideYear=2004 FullName=People of the State of Illinois v. Robert Lidster USVol=540 USPage=419 Citation= Prior=Evidence supporting… … Wikipedia
Frisking — or a patdown is a search of a person s outer clothing wherein a police officer or other law enforcement agent runs his or her hands along the outer garments to detect any concealed weapons or other contraband.In the case of Terry v. Ohio , 392… … Wikipedia
Legal burden of proof — This article is about the burden of proof in law. For other uses, see Burden of proof (disambiguation). The burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to shift the accepted conclusion away from an oppositional opinion to one s own… … Wikipedia
Search and seizure — is a legal procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems whereby police or other authorities and their agents, who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a person s property and confiscate any relevant evidence to … Wikipedia
Graham v. Connor — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Graham v. Connor ArgueDate=February 21 ArgueYear=1989 DecideDate=May 15 DecideYear=1989 FullName=Graham v. Connor, et al. USVol=490 USPage=386 Citation=109 S. Ct. 1865; 104 L. Ed. 2d 443; 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2467; 57 U.S.L.W.… … Wikipedia
