Why Is It Important To Acquire Consent To Search Or Discourse?

Consent to search and seize should be granted in a household where two people share a computer but, use different login names and passwords when; both of the users give the password voluntarily, to the investigator. If two people are present and have authority to grant or deny consent to search, they both must agree to give consent. However, if only one of the users is present and gives consent, the officer has legal right to proceed with the search. If the crime is more serious, then a court order from a judge needs to be to obtain in order to have the warrant to properly conduct the search or seize process.
A way in which law enforcement can establish that a person has the authority to grant consent is through knowledge of the right to refuse to grant consent. In an article by (TheFreeLibrary.com) it states that; “Many agencies direct their officers to advise individuals of their right to refuse, when practicable, as a matter of policy. Additionally, because the test for consent is one of voluntariness, police officers may seek to obtain consent from an individual who has been lawfully detained or arrested.
Police officers act in full accordance with the law when they ask citizens for consent. It reinforces the rule of law for the citizen to advise the police of his or her own wishes and for the police to act in reliance on that understanding. When this exchange takes place, it dispels inferences of coercion