Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause
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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.
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.
Probable Cause involves proof in the form of physical and verbal that a crime has been or is being committed.
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