Abstract
This Note is an empirical study of the weapons searches in the Detroit public schools. Part I traces the history of the Detroit public school searches describes how the searches were conducted, and explains the procedure implemented when a student was arrested or detained. Part II addresses the constitutionality of the search policy and concludes that the current sweep procedure violates the fourth amendment. Part III suggests a number of constitutional, and more effective, methods to decrease the number of weapons and the amount of violence in the Detroit high schools.
Recommended Citation
Myrna G. Baskin & Laura M. Thomas,
School Metal Detector Searches and the Fourth Amendment: An Empirical Study,
19
U. Mich. J. L. Reform
1037
(1986).
Available at:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol19/iss4/9