Distinguish between a stop and a frisk, and indicate the importance of Terry v. Ohio

What will be an ideal response?


• A stop is the brief detention of a person by law enforcement agents for questioning. The agents must have reasonable suspicion of the person before making a stop.
• A frisk is a pat-down by police conducted for the officer's safety. The frisk is conducted to discover the presence of weapons rather than illegal substances.
• The precedent of reasonable suspicion as a basis for stop-and-frisk was established through Terry v. Ohio (1968).

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What will be an ideal response?

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