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University of Iowa Committee on Human Rights policies, 1958-1986

University Practices And Policies As They Relate To Solicitation Page 7

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individuals to come to Security headquarters for further questioning without making an arrest. Such a request is far from illegal, but we do not believe that it is a good practice. While we have no reason to believe that the officers overtly or deliberately coerced individuals to come to Security headquarters for questioning, we believe that the person detained, when confronted with such a request, may not feel free (although he or she is) to decline the request to come to headquarters. In the eyes of a lay person, the request of the uniformed officer may be tantamount to an official order. Hence we believe that in the absence of compelling and unusual circumstances, Security officers should not request the person come to headquarters unless the person has been arrested by the officer based on probable cause. If such compelling and unusual circumstances exist and a request is made, the individual should be suitably informed that his or her cooperation is voluntary.

In sum, individuals should only be stopped and questioned by Campus Security when the officer has a reasonable suspicion that criminal activities may be afoot. Questioning should be brief. If no probable cause for arrest is found, the individual should be released. If probable cause for arrest is found, he or she should be placed under arrest and apprised of his or her constitutional rights.

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-7- individuals to come to Security headquarters for further questioning without making an arrest. Such a request is far from illegal, but we do not believe that it is a good practice. While we have no reason to believe that the officers overtly or deliberately coerced individuals to come to Security headquarters for questioning, we believe that the person detained, when confronted with such a request, may not feel free (although he or she is) to decline the request to come to headquarters. In the eyes of a lay person, the request of the uniformed officer may be tantamount to an official order. Hence we believe that in the absence of compelling and unusual circumstances, Security officers should not request the person come to headquarters unless the person has been arrested by the officer based on probable cause. If such compelling and unusual circumstances exist and a request is made, the individual should be suitably informed that his or her cooperation is voluntary. In sum, individuals should only be stopped and questioned by Campus Security when the officer has a reasonable suspicion that criminal activities may be afoot. Questioning should be brief. If no probable cause for arrest is found, the individual should be released. If probable cause for arrest is found, he or she should be placed under arrest and apprised of his or her constitutional rights.