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affidavit: a sworn statement of facts and circumstances necessary before a judge issues a warrant
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arrest: when a person suspected of a crime is taken into custody
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arrest warrant: a court order commanding that the person named be taken into custody
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contraband: illegal items
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corroborate: confirm
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Defendant is not Criminally Responsible for Act: infancy, intoxication, insanity, entrapment, dress, necessity
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drug courier profile: provides a basis to stop and question a person or to help establish probable cause for arrest
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duress: when defendant does something as a result of coercion or a threat of immediate danger to life or personal safety.
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exclusionary rule: evidence obtained in an illegal search cannot be used in court
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New Jersey v. TLO: court case regarding reasonable suspicion in schools
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probable cause: having a reasonable belief that a specific person has committed a crime
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reasonable suspicion: needed for a police to stop and question an individual on the street
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searches without a warrant: search incident to lawful arrest, stop and frisk, consent, plain view, hot pursuit, vehicle searches, emergency situations, border and airport
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stop and frisk: a search that can be performed based on reasonable suspicion