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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > Fourth Amendment > Fourth Amendment issues > consent searches
social science subjects > politics and international relations > government and politics > search and seizure > consent searches
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > police procedures > search and seizure > consent searches
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > search and seizure > consent searches
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > search and seizure > consent searches
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consent searches  

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  • Under Fourth Amendment standards, when appropriate individuals consent to a search, police officers normally need to neither establish probable cause nor seek a search warrant to conduct such a search. Moreover, whereas the decision in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), required officers to tell suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination before questioning them, the Court does not currently require officers to inform individuals of their right to refuse consent. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Consent Searches]

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