An Analysis of the Correlation Between the Attitude, Belief, Opinion, and Demographic Components of Voluntary Forfeiture of One's Fourth Amendment Constitutional Right in Order to Permit Police Officers the Use of New Concealed Weapons Detection Technology
An Analysis of the Correlation Between the Attitude, Belief, Opinion, and Demographic Components of Voluntary Forfeiture of One's Fourth Amendment Constitutional Right in Order to Permit Police Officers the Use of New Concealed Weapons Detection Technology
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2002
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Vann, Diane Hill
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Wellford, Charles
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Abstract
The primary purpose of the study is to determine and
analyze relationships between the major components of the
participants ' opinions , attitudes , and beliefs as to the
effectiveness and willingness of individuals to
voluntarily forfeit their Fourth Amendment Constitutional
rights to permit the use of the new Concealed Weapons
Detection Technology ("CWDT"). The new CWDT, as described in his study is capable of performing hands-off, noninrusive body searches for contraband such as plastic
explosives, drugs, and concealed weapons, specifically
concealed guns. The study questions the Constitutionality
of permitting police officers the use of such CWDT, and
the Constitutionality of one's voluntary forfeiture of a
Constitutional right to permit such use.
Data collected for the study is from 100 residents of
Madison, Wisconsin , and Washington, D.C., aged 18 years or
older. The study analyzes Frequencies, Crosstabs, Chi
Square, and Pearson's(r) and Spearman's(r5).
The study although conducted before September 11,
2001, found that crime and terror remain great oppressors
in the Nation , and that citizens are desperate for a
resolution. The study reveals that the great majority of
the study participants consider CWDT a positive solution.