extends the protection of the civil liberties to the population, with emphasis on the First, Fourth, and Sixth Amendments, and a description of a public policy implemented to protect the constitutional rights of suspects, when interrogated by the police. The Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties The Bill of Rights is the first initial inclusion of laws to the Constitution, collected as the first ten amendments out of a total of 27 other amendments. This paper discusses three amendments in the
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to ensure my supporters they are receiving my full attention without any intermediaries." Zimmerman's "life altering event" was the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an act that the neighborhood watch volunteer told Sanford, Florida, police was an act of self defense. Zimmerman has not been charged with a crime in Martin's death, a fact that has provoked demonstrations and calls that he be prosecuted for killing the teen. George Zimmerman posts new website Lawyer: Zimmerman's
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issue, but upon probable cause.” STATEMENT OF THE CASE: 1. On the morning of August 22, 2009, the police charged a petition against David Riley, a college student, who was driving his Lexus near his home’s neighborhood of San Diego. The officer who stopped Riley told the petitioner he stopped him for traffic violation, which eventually led to his arrest on weapons charges. He was driving the car with expired license registration tags, as his driver’s license was suspended, police is required to
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In Brendlin v. California, Sutter County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Charles Brokenbrough (Bay) noticed a vacant Buick in a parking lot obtaining an expired registration sticker and a valid temporary registration permit displayed in the window. The officer called dispatch and was told an application had been put in process to renew the registration. Later that same day, the officer observed the vehicle driving away with Karen Simeroth behind the wheel. He stopped the driver, so that he could confirm
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Criminal Justice Trends Evaluation Ericka Espiru CJA/394 April 08, 2013 Ronald Bayne Criminal Justice Trends Evaluation The criminal justice system has evolved greatly, throughout the years, and has made great progress. We have gone from English law, where people would get corporal punishment, to having a constitution that ensures each person is given their rights. When going through our criminal justice system, as any party, there are always laws established to protect your rights. The
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Use of Excessive Force by Police Use of Excessive Force by Police Police officers are given a significant amount of discretion simply due to the nature of the job. Officers are faced with many threatening situations forcing them to react quickly, yet appropriately. They have the power to infringe upon any citizen’s rights to freedom and therefore they must use this power effectively. One major concern with the amount of discretion officers have is their power to decide when to use force or
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I chose to take part in a ride along with Lake Charles Police Department’s Officer F. White. I began my ride along around 7:30 P.M. and ended around 12:00 A.M. Officer White is one of many patrol officers on the L.C.P.D. force. His supervisor is Lieutenant Smith. He supervises Officer White and many other patrol officers by radio contact and video surveillance from inside the police station on Enterprise Blvd. Our first event occurred at approximately 7:50 when we pulled over an old Chevrolet pickup
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the bloodiest years in Chicago’s history. One Chicago alderman classified 1990 as a year undergoing a “murder epidemic.” The city of Chicago was attempting to address its crime problem by hiring two-thousand additional police officers to patrol neighborhoods “around-the-clock.” Police officers began arresting people who appeared to be partaking in crimes such as drug trafficking and prostitution without seeing them commit a crime.
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against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The Fourth Amendment is designed to protect individuals from unlawful searches from law enforcement and the government without probable cause. This means that law enforcement cannot used evidence against an individual that was unconstitutionally obtained
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Justice Potter Stewart believed that the right to counsel should not arise until indictment, and that this result would cause problems for fair administration of criminal justice. Case 3: Kyllo vs US (2001) A.) A Department of the Interior agent was suspicious of Danny Kyllo for illicit drug activity. He then used thermal imaging on his house to detect hot spots commonly
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