The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution was first introduced in 1789 by James Maddison and was part of the Bill of Rights comprising the first ten amendments. The Fourth Amendment was created and ultimately was created to protect two things: the right to privacy and freedom against unlawful invasion. The exact wording of the Fourth Amendment is "The right of the people to the security of their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrant shall issue, except upon probable cause, supported by oath or statement, and in particular describing the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized." ("Fourth Amendment"). Now, after reading this, some people may think that they are completely safe from all types of searches and seizures, but they are wrong. The Fourth Amendment is not blanket protection against all searches and seizures; against all searches and seizures; if it is declared under the law a person can be searched or seized. ("What does the Fourth Amendment mean?"). There are some specific things regulated by the Fourth Amendment that specifically pertain to criminal procedure such as warrant arrests, warrant searches, warrantless arrests, warrantless searches, seizure of evidence, and different types of arrests and seizures (criminal procedure). All of this might seem confusing to the average American when he is simply reading it absentmindedly and sometimes it can be confusing to a person like a police officer who is supposed to be fully educated on all these things and more. Nearly all citizens of the United States are familiar with First Amendment rights, such as free speech and trial by jury, but the Fourth Amendment always seems… middle of paper… more than the Fourth Amendment. These amendments were not created to tell us our rights; they were created to tell officers what they can and cannot do when enforcing the law. References • “Fourth Amendment.” LII/Institute of Legal Information. Np, nd Web. April 8, 2014.• Kimberly, M. (2008). Uncovering arrest warrants: Police intervention and conduct and predictability. Yale Law Journal, 118(1), 177-185.• Slobogin, C. (2012). What is the essential Fourth Amendment? Texas Law Review, 91(2), 403-417. • “What does the Fourth Amendment mean?” USCOURTSGOV RSS. Np, nd Web. April 9, 2014. .• Worrall, John L.. Criminal Procedure. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2013. Print.