You are in a strange neighborhood,and a police officer drives by.He can clearly see that you do not know the neighborhood and are not from there.He stops you and frisks you because he just had a report of someone who looked like you with a knife.What level of justification did the officer use?

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The level of justification used by the officer is reasonable suspicion, as he had a report of someone who looked like the individual being frisked carrying a knife. Reasonable suspicion only requires a minimal level of evidence, such as a report, to justify stopping and frisking an individual. Probable cause, on the other hand, requires a higher level of evidence, such as witnessing illegal activity, and would justify further search and seizure. Administrative justification is not applicable in this situation.

You Are in a Strange Neighborhood,and a Police Officer Drives