The  Fourth Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches of  their property and persons. It also prevents law enforcement from making  unlawful arrests/seizures. It requires that all searches be reasonable.

This discussion asks you to examine the requirements for a search warrant and the exceptions to needing a warrant. 

Please thoroughly discuss each of the following:

1. Discuss when a search warrant is needed by law enforcement.
2. Discuss what law enforcement must demonstrate to a judge to have a search warrant issue.
3. Discuss the various exceptions to the search warrant requirement. Please include examples of each in your response.