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Review the conditions of a no-knock warrant. Describe what it is and how it is managed and implemented at the state and federal levels.

Also, discuss the pros and cons of no-knock warrants. Do you believe their pros outweigh their cons or vice versa? Discuss the two most important arguments that support your viewpoint on no-knock warrants.

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The expert discusses the pros and cons of no-knock warrants. Whether the pros out weight their cons of vice versa are determined.

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Conditions that must exist for the issuance of a no-knock warrant are pertinent upon the circumstances that would jeopardize the physical safety of officers or enable suspects to destroy evidence or contraband. The federal law doesn't explicitly appropriate provisions that justify no knock warrants but the issue of no-knock warrants was addressed by the Supreme Court, which assured the legality of such warrants. This decision was reached in Richards v. Wisconsin wherein the Court's decision ascertained that no-knock warrants did not violate the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. This decision approved the ability ...

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