Ethical Dilemma Elizabeth Headley CJS / 211 November 2, 2015 One ethical dilemma we seem to be facing on the United States today is how our law enforcement is upholding our laws and whether or not they are abusing them. Another dilemma that mixes in with that is how our youth does not seem to have the same respect as they once did, whether in schools our out in the streets. I would like to discuss the incident involving a police officer from South Carolina who was recently fired for a disturbing
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because it is extremely easy, and cheap, for individuals to hide their identities online due to the countless services that allow users to mask their IP addresses freely. Besides, some crimes such as obscenity are difficult to determine before making an arrest because of their nature. For instance, it is almost impossible to determine whether an individual charged with child pornography content downloaded the material intentionally or not. This difficulty is due to the likelihood of one hacking and storing
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lives they are living now. For example if someone was to get arrested, the police is always supposed to read the suspect their Miranda rights or the suspect would automatically be released from police custody and they could go to court based on the arrest that was made. My responsibility is to protect myself and for those whom I care for and follow all rules to insure my safety. I am also responsible for protecting my liberty. Everyone should know the Bill of Rights so they could maintain power
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Letter to a friend Letter to a friend Dear friend, I am very sorry for all of your misfortunes that you and your son have encountered so here are some answers to your question, I hope all of this information helps you and can guide you in the right direction. I understand they did not read you your Miranda rights; however police required reading you your rights if you get arrested, if this does not happen it does not mean your case will automatically be thrown out. If the police have
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Valerie Steele Anonymous Strayer University June 10, 212 David Sanchez When you send an email to a friend or family member at work, do you ever think “what if someone gets ahold of this email?” With a group called Anonymous out there attacking corporations and law enforcement agencies, you may want to think twice. The group has been credited with putting private information on public websites. There has been credit card information, ongoing investigation information, etc. (AP, 2011) In
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broken. The police at this time felt the riders came down to cause trouble. Their organization issue was to stop the desegregation of blacks. They felt anyone who disregarded the Jim Crow laws was breaking the law; therefore, the police had a duty to arrest many of the freedom riders. The film is important because it gives insight to the injustice of those times. It shows the strength of people’s will for change. The freedom riders defeated the social pressure inflicted upon them. The riders were composed
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really do everything that is portrayed in the TV show. However, that is just a myth. Real crime scene investigators are the individuals in the lab running tests on evidence that law enforcement collects and gives to them to test. They do not make arrests either. That is also left up to law enforcement. I also learned that forensic science has become a pop culture icon because of the show. It has made a lot of individuals to take college courses to learn more about it and to even change careers because
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The court assumes a subject to be under arrest once he is read his Miranda rights. Interviews are those standard Q-and-A sessions between an officer and either a witness or a victim. They’re normally conducted outside of the lock-up, in interview rooms. Interrogations, normally understood to be the questioning of a suspect in a crime, are usually held within the secure confines of a lock-up facility. As a subject you have: * You have the right to remain silent when questioned. * Anything
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Writing Assignment- Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure CJC 3110- Spring 2011 April 24, 2011 The Goal most directly associated with my topic is course Goal 1: “Articulate the procedural considerations in the handling of criminal cases.”, and my personal interest in the Fifth Amendment: Due Process and Obtaining Information Legally. My curiosity has always been in the scope of the law surrounding the criminal justice, but more specifically I like to know in more detail about how to obtain
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individual’s criminal behavior and criminal record. For example, in the court when deciding on thesentence or the amount of time that the individual will have to serve based on breaking law by murder, burglary, rape, etc. Another example, law enforcement arrest a person for burglary because of the person past criminal history, and the fact that they were not too far away from the scene of the crime.In addition, the extralegal factor includes lifestyle, gender, nationality, and class status, which arenot
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