Does the exclusionary rule give police a loophole to violate peoples rights?
The exclusionary rule was set out by the Supreme Court in the 1914 Weeks v. United States decision after a the court determined that Weeks’ Fourth Amendment search and seizure rights were violated (Klotter, 2002, p. 232). The fourth amendment of the Constitution states: “The right of the people to be secure in their person, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” (Klotter, 2002, p.
