ough to justify a search of someone (Biskupic 2). In such a situation when an individual is being detained, the police are only allowed to do a pat-down search of your outer clothes to check for weapons and nothing else (Searches 1).Another question must also be answered in the war on searches. Exactly how much leeway does an officer have when looking for evidence to conduct a search? What type of devices is the officer allowed to use and what is fair?Along the southwest border, police are using a new type of x-ray machine that stirs up some controversy. The x-ray machine is the size of a car wash and can scan a 40-foot truck in minutes. All the driver does it drive through it and afterwards the cameras will tell if there are any illegal goods on the truck or bus and anything else he wishes to Police Officers Often Misuse and Overuse their Powers when it comes to Conducting Searches on Persons or Propertyknow. The machines which cost about three and a half million dollars each can catch fake walls and other compartments stashed with illegal drugs. Another type of weapon is a thermal imaging camera. It is the size of a regular camcorder and allows police officers to find out whether someone is growing marijuana at home or has a bag containing narcotics. The camera works by picking up the slightest heat to the quarter of a degree even at nighttime, and pointing out the spot where it is (Srinivason 1). Evidence from this scanner is enough to obtain a warrant and let police search your house (Thermal Scan 1). Currently it is the most requested item in the office of National Drug Control Policys technology transfer program (Srinivason 1). Yet another gadget is one that appears to be a beeper, and can even be turned to vibrate mode like most beepers. But it enables officials to locate radioactive material without even checking the bags. The use of any of these new devices has not been deemed legal or illegal up to this point.Alt...
