Terry stop
Brief investigative seizure
A Terry stop is a brief detention by police based on reasonable suspicion that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime.
Named after the 1968 Supreme Court case *Terry v.
Ohio*, it allows officers to stop and question someone without probable cause for arrest.
During a Terry stop, police may also conduct a limited pat-down search for weapons if they reasonably believe the person is armed: The officer conducted a Terry stop after observing the suspect casing the jewelry store.
Manual body search
- friskSearch by touch
- detainHold in custody
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- weapons checkVerifying presence of armaments
identify · body search · handcuff · compliance · suspect · contraband · protocol
Search and seizure protection
- reasonable suspicionJustifiable grounds for investigation
- probable causeLegal threshold for searches
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- detentionTemporary official holding
seizure · criminal procedure · legal standard · exclusionary rule · case law · landmark ruling · Warren Court · precedent
Law enforcement by skin color
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- police misconductUnlawful acts by officers
harassment · overreach · disproportionate · minority communities · NYPD · public outcry · activism · community relations
Law enforcement agent
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- beat copOfficer assigned regular route
- uniformIdentical throughout
badge · authority · crime prevention · community policing · deterrence · radio call · dispatch
patdown
Manual body search
- friskSearch by touch
- detainHold in custody
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
weapons check · identify · body search · handcuff · compliance · suspect · contraband · protocol
Fourth Amendment
Search and seizure protection
- reasonable suspicionJustifiable grounds for investigation
- probable causeLegal threshold for searches
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
detention · seizure · criminal procedure · legal standard · exclusionary rule · case law · landmark ruling · Warren Court · precedent · legal challenge
racial profiling
Law enforcement by skin color
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
police misconduct · harassment · overreach · disproportionate · minority communities · NYPD · public outcry · activism · community relations · accountability
police officer
Law enforcement agent
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- beat copOfficer assigned regular route
uniform · badge · authority · crime prevention · community policing · deterrence · radio call · dispatch
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest