Explanation should include

definition of arrest
definition of probable cause
- the ways probable cause is established, including for arrest
- the relationship between probable cause and obtaining search warrants
- the relationship between probable cause and searching without a warrant
- the placement of probable cause on a continuum of proof
reasonable suspicion and how it differs from or leads to probable cause
the exclusionary rule and reasons for it
the safeguards to unreasonable searches and seizure under the Fourth Amendment and related U.S. Supreme Court rulings (e.g., Terry v. Ohio)
the potential consequences of an illegal search
completing an affidavit for an arrest warrant
the five areas the courts examine to judge the reasonableness of an officer’s conclusions of probable cause for arrest
- the officer’s observation
- other sources of information
- patterns of criminal behavior
- the officer’s training, experience, and influences
- investigative deductions made by the officer.

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