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  2. Terry stop - Wikipedia

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    When police stop and search a pedestrian, this is commonly known as a stop and frisk. When police stop an automobile, this is known as a traffic stop. If the police stop a motor vehicle on minor infringements in order to investigate other suspected criminal activity, this is known as a pretextual stop. Additional rules apply to stops that occur ...

  3. Drug interdiction in United States law enforcement - Wikipedia

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    Pretextual stops are traffic stops conducted by law enforcement for a traffic violation, but the purpose is for the officer to investigate an unrelated crime that the driver was not stopped for. A law enforcement officer can learn about a potential suspect from a traffic stop by identifying the driver, engaging in conversation with them, and ...

  4. Traffic stop - Wikipedia

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    A Los Angeles Police Department motor officer writing a traffic ticket for a motorist. A traffic stop is usually considered to be a Terry stop and, as such, is a seizure by police; the standard set by the United States Supreme Court in Terry v.

  5. California police required to state reason for traffic stops ...

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    The law seeks to curb 'pretextual stops,' in which police use a minor infraction as the basis to make a stop and investigate other possible crimes.

  6. Report: Few felony arrests come from traffic stops in ... - AOL

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    Of those cases, 150 began with a pretextual traffic stop, the report said. Adam Nelson, a member of Decarcerate Memphis' steering committee, tells reporters that the Memphis Police Department ...

  7. LAPD considering new limits on 'pretextual stops'; police ...

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    The LAPD is considering limiting "pretextual stops" of motorists and pedestrians by officers investigating serious crime, citing racial disparities.

  8. Whren v. United States - Wikipedia

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    A major racial issue in this case is the concern surrounding pretext stops. David Harris argues that pretextual traffic stops "[deepen] distrust and cynicism by African Americans about police and the entire criminal justice system." [8]

  9. Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis' traffic ...

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    One outlawed so-called pretextual traffic stops, including for minor violations such as a broken taillight. An officer’s incident report said Nichols was stopped for driving into oncoming ...