Explain the concept of community caretaking. What impact does this have on obtaining evidence of criminal conduct?
What will be an ideal response?
A community caretaking function is a task or job that has to be done or that should be done in the best interests of the community. The officer is not looking for evidence of a crime but, while he is performing the community caretaking function, comes upon evidence of a crime. . For example, an accident blocks traffic lanes on a busy street. To open the street to traffic, an officer gets into one of the cars and moves it to the curb. While in the vehicle, the officer sees contraband. This can be considered under "plain view" as the officer would have a legal right to be in the place not normally considered open to the public.
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