Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-155) and index.
Contents:
The British and colonial origins of freedom from search and seizure -- Forming a more perfect union -- Amending the Constitution : the Bill of Rights -- The Fourth Amendment and search warrants -- Important Fourth Amendment precedents -- Warrantless searches and arrests -- Car searches -- Searches across borders, through fields, and of the body -- Wiretapping and electronic surveillance -- Searching lockers, backpacks, and pockets : the Fourth Amendment goes to school -- The Bill of Rights.
Summary:
Explains the American Constitutional amendment prohibiting unlawful search and seizure, describes the history of the law, and discusses its enforcement through history and complications in the modern age.
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