Please complete the following assignment on a Word document and submit it. Thoughtfully address each of the five scenarios/questions, please use complete sentences, proper spelling, and grammar.

You Be the Officer: Searches Based on Probable Cause

• Are exigent circumstances and probable cause sufficient for the officer to search the vehicle without a warrant or their consent? If you believe not, how do you propose an individual be handled while a warrant is being sought from a judge?
• Assume the officer asks the vehicle's driver for permission to search the vehicle, and consent is given; what is the officer's next move? Instead, assume the driver of the vehicle refuses to give the officer permission to search the vehicle; what action(s) can/do you believe the officer then legally take?
• Assume the officer, with or without a warrant, locates the stolen stereo equipment inside the vehicle under the driver's seat; can the officer then arrest only the vehicle's driver, or should all other occupants be arrested as well? Why or why not?
• Following the arrest of one or more of the occupants, can they then be searched? Why or why not?
• What other issues (e.g., his/her safety) arise for the officer once an arrest is made of one or more of the occupants?