Samson v. California
Samson v. California is a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court. In this case, the Court had to decide whether or not it was legal for police officers to conduct a search on a parolee without a search warrant or probable cause.
Now, imagine you're playing a game with your friends where one of you is a police officer and the others are all parolees (that means they did something bad before and got in trouble with the law, but are now allowed to live outside of jail as long as they follow some rules). The police officer wants to make sure that everyone is following the rules, so they want to search all of the parolees without asking permission or having a good reason to think someone did something wrong.
In the case of Samson v. California, the Supreme Court decided that it is legal for police officers to do this kind of search on a parolee without a warrant or probable cause. This means that if someone is on parole, they have to follow the rules and can be searched by the police at any time without warning or need for a specific reason.
However, the Court did also say that the search has to be reasonable (that means the police can't just search someone for no reason at all) and they can't be too intrusive (they can't touch you in inappropriate ways or take things that don't belong to them).
So, just like in your game, the police officers can search the parolees to make sure everyone is following the rules, but they have to do it in a way that is fair and respectful.
Now, imagine you're playing a game with your friends where one of you is a police officer and the others are all parolees (that means they did something bad before and got in trouble with the law, but are now allowed to live outside of jail as long as they follow some rules). The police officer wants to make sure that everyone is following the rules, so they want to search all of the parolees without asking permission or having a good reason to think someone did something wrong.
In the case of Samson v. California, the Supreme Court decided that it is legal for police officers to do this kind of search on a parolee without a warrant or probable cause. This means that if someone is on parole, they have to follow the rules and can be searched by the police at any time without warning or need for a specific reason.
However, the Court did also say that the search has to be reasonable (that means the police can't just search someone for no reason at all) and they can't be too intrusive (they can't touch you in inappropriate ways or take things that don't belong to them).
So, just like in your game, the police officers can search the parolees to make sure everyone is following the rules, but they have to do it in a way that is fair and respectful.