AWARENESS OF THE FOURTH AMENDEMENT WILL BRING LESS VIOLENCE BETWEEN CITIZENS AND POLICE DURING STOPS
AWARENESS OF THE FOURTH AMENDEMENT WILL BRING LESS VIOLENCE BETWEEN CITIZENS AND POLICE DURING STOPS
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2016
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Domyanic, Christine L.
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The purpose of this paper is to find out if the violence during police stops between the police and the people can be minimized if the people know their Fourth Amendment rights. Data will be gathered and analyzed to show the violence that has been occurring. A double-blind survey will be utilized to show the general public’s knowledge of their rights. If 90% or more of the questions are answered correctly, then the general public knows their rights. The study will show that more than 90% of the questions were answered correctly. It is possible that during encounters with the police that end in death or assaults to either the citizen or the police, the people were not aware of their Fourth Amendment rights but, because that detail was not recorded, it is impossible to know what was going through the minds of the individuals at the time of incident. The final outcome is what was recorded and reported to the FBI in regards to death and assaults against the police and justifiable homicides by the police. These details are found in the FBI Uniformed Crime Reports. With the limited data available to the public, it is hopeful that with the future education of the general public about their Fourth Amendment rights, the violence will decrease during routine traffic stops.