Friday, April 12, 2019

Parr on Searches of Makeshift Dwellings


Friday, April 12, 2019

 

This Note will argue that all jurisdictions should follow the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II in validating makeshift dwellings used by people experiencing homelessness as spaces protected from unwarranted police intrusions by shifting evaluations of “reasonable expectations of privacy” to a more equitable standard that appreciates the realities of economic disparity. This approach to constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures is imperative to protect the rights of people experiencing homelessness, given that such individuals are regularly subjected to invasions of privacy and heightened exposure to the criminal justice system.

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2019/04/parr-on-searches-of-makeshift-dwellings.html

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