Stephens (political science and constitutional law, U. of Tennessee) and Glenn (government and political affairs, Millersville U.) analyze the roots of both the amendment and the act and examine recent legislation, interpretation and jurisdiction. They cover the elements of the Fourth Amendment in a dynamic society including issues of warrants and detention, the origins of the amendment in the colonial Writs of Assistance Case and later in the building of the new nation, twentieth-century issues involving warrants, electronic surveillance and the exclusionary rule, and the impact of the war on terrorism. They include key cases, concepts, persons, laws and terms and a collection of documents including a sampling of present-day warrants from Pennsylvania and the federal government. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)