NCJ Number
77462
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
Proper stop and frisk procedures, based on case and statutory law, are illustrated in this film.
Abstract
According to Terry v. Ohio, police officers have the right to stop and frisk suspects and to seize what they consider admissible evidence if the police officers' deem that their lives are in danger. This film presents a fictionalized version of the events in the case. It notes that based on the officers' experience, they may conduct limited searches deemed reasonable under the fourth amendment. Limited searches in such instances were considered acceptable because police are not required to take unnecessary risks in performing their duties; the dangerous nature of police work is therefore balanced against the citizen's right to privacy.