Therefore the search warrant under the Fourth Amendment has specific requirements of particularity (i.e. specificity) and probable cause. Furthermore, the process reflects the general restrictions of checks and balances in our government. In today’s world, are these requirements too much to ask of law enforcement personnel?

The Founding Fathers of the country were wary of too strong a central government especially in the area of criminal justice, which is why over half of the Bill of Rights deals with criminal procedure. In particular, they were concerned with the use of “general warrants” where King George’s men would just fill in the blanks as needed in a search warrant and then execute it. Therefore the search warrant under the Fourth Amendment has specific requirements of particularity (i.e. specificity) and probable cause. Furthermore, the process reflects the general restrictions of checks and balances in our government. In today’s world, are these requirements too much to ask of law enforcement personnel?