This exception recognizes that, when arresting a suspect, police officers must be permitted to search the person and the immediate area in order to protect the officers from harm and to prevent the destruction of evidence
a. Searches incident to arrest
b. Searches conducted under exigent circumstances
c. Searches involving automobiles
d. Searches based on the "plain view" doctrine
Answer: a
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