TY - JOUR
T1 - Technologies to detect concealed weapons
T2 - Fourth amendment limits on a new public health and law enforcement tool
AU - Vernick, Jon S.
AU - Pierce, Matthew W.
AU - Webster, Daniel W.
AU - Johnson, Sara B.
AU - Frattaroli, Shannon
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Concealed firearms pose a threat to the public's health. New technology is currently being developed to scan persons at a distance to determine if they are carrying concealed firearms. Suspicionless use of such devices by the police would raise Fourth Amendment concerns. However, courts may conclude that, in certain circumstances, police use of these devices would not constitute a Fourth Amendment search. This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of this legal analysis.
AB - Concealed firearms pose a threat to the public's health. New technology is currently being developed to scan persons at a distance to determine if they are carrying concealed firearms. Suspicionless use of such devices by the police would raise Fourth Amendment concerns. However, courts may conclude that, in certain circumstances, police use of these devices would not constitute a Fourth Amendment search. This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of this legal analysis.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2003.tb00124.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2003.tb00124.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 14968659
AN - SCOPUS:1542715387
SN - 1073-1105
VL - 31
SP - 567
EP - 579
JO - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
JF - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
IS - 4
ER -