Which Statement About Searches and Seizures Related to College Students

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which statement about searches and seizures related to college students is most accurate?

• A) If law enforcement initiates an investigation of a student and gains access to the student's room through public or private university officials, the search is valid and the evidence seized is admissible.
• B) If police enlist school officials to participate in a criminal investigation and get them to act on their behalf, then the school officials will be deemed state actors for Fourth Amendment purposes.
• C) In general, the Fourth Amendment protects students at both private and public colleges and universities from searches conducted by school officials.
• D) Even if a private college or university has a policy that allows unannounced searches of students' rooms to determine compliance with school policies, evidence in plain view cannot be turned over to police.

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Definitions:

Public Policy

Government actions in the form of laws, regulations, decisions, or actions designed to address public issues or achieve a public goal.

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