Terrorism Based Terry Stops

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Terrorism Based Terry Stops

• Carl Milazzo
• Branch Chief
• Enforcement Operations Div
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

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Introduction

• 1. LOS Model Statutes Project
• See LOS page at IACP website
• 2. Case Law
• Supreme Court
• Recent Cases
• 3. DOJ Profiling Policy

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No Special Rules

• There is NO Relaxed Standard
• Articulable Facts Still Needed to
• Justify Investigative Detention

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Foreign Appearance

• Alienage Alone Does Not Justify Reasonable
  Suspicion
• But it May be Considered as a Factor

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Informants

• Corroborate
• Details
• especially predictions

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The Supreme Court On

• Bomb Tips
• Florida v. JL
• Roadblocks
• Indianapolis v. Edmonds

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Recent Cases

• Ullah corroboration of tip
• Vite ethnicity a factor
• Millette membership a factor
• Elio citizen concern not enough
• Hiibel need to identify driver cited
• Upshaw inciting a riot

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DOJ Profiling Policy

• Regular Law Enforcement
• Race May Not Be Considered Unless as a Specific
  Suspect Description
• National Security Related
• Ethnicity May be Considered