Question

List all the ways police officers are able to gain evidence without a warrant.

Answer 1

Detention Short of Arrest: Stop and Frisk.

Search Incident to Arrest.

Vehicular Searches.

Vessel Searches.

Consent Searches.

Border Searches.

Public Schools.

Government Workplace.

Prisons and Regulation of Probation and Parole.

Drug Testing.

Answer 2

1. You have given the officer consent

2. The officer has probable cause to believe there is evidence of a crime in your vehicle

3. The officer reasonably believes a search is necessary for their own protection (a hidden weapon, for example); and

4. You have been arrested and the search is related to that arrest (such as a search for illegal drugs).