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# Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause

**Reasonable Suspicion:**

The belief by a reasonable and prudent person based on articulable facts that something has happened i.e. criminal activity is afoot or a particular condition exists. 

This is a comparatively low standard short of the probable cause threshold, but rising above the level of mere suspicion. 

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**Probable Cause:**

The level of suspicion that would cause a reasonable and prudent person, given the overall circumstances, to believe a crime has been or is being committed.&#x20;

Probable cause is a judgment call made by a law enforcement officer (LEO) based on the totality of the circumstances including the officer’s training, experience, and analysis of the situation.&#x20;

Probable Cause involves proof in the form of physical and verbal that a crime has been or is being committed.&#x20;

For further information:

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