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Title: Compare the definition of reasonable suspicion with probable cause. What two interests does probable ... Post by: LL06 on Feb 16, 2018 Compare the definition of reasonable suspicion with probable cause. What two interests does probable cause balance?
What will be an ideal response? Title: Compare the definition of reasonable suspicion with probable cause. What two interests does probable ... Post by: erical5 on Feb 16, 2018 Probable cause to arrest means that there are enough facts and circumstances to lead
police officers in light of their experience to reasonably believe that the person arrested has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime. Reasonable suspicion only requires that officers based upon the information that they have seen or learn from reasonably trustworthy source, reasonably suspect that a person may has or is about to commit a crime. Probable cause to arrest lies on a continuum between reasonable suspicion on one end and proof beyond a reasonable doubt on the other. Reasonable suspicion is needed to justify a stop, the least intrusive activity subject to the Fourth Amendment. Probable cause is needed to justify an arrest, which is more intrusive than a stop as it lasts longer and usually requires a removal from the place stopped. The highest burden of proof is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. This is the proof needed to convict and imprison someone for crime that can lead to a punishment from some part of a year to life. The probable cause requirement balances the societal interest in crime control against the individual right of locomotion, the freedom to come and go as we please. |