Outline the four major sources that may provide probable cause
What will be an ideal response?
• Police officers can use (1) personal observation or information they observe, filtered through the personal training, experience, and expertise to infer probable cause.
• Law enforcement officers can use (2) information received from others, as long as it is perceived as reliable, to formulate probable cause.
• In some circumstances, police can use (3) evidence to construct probable cause.
• When police see a person with a criminal background in a place where criminal activity is openly taking place, (4) association may contribute to probable cause.
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