House arrest

The Black Lives Matter movement began after Travon Martin, who, at 17 years old, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, in Sanford, Florida. The case drew a lot of attention due to Florida’s self-defense and “Stand Your Ground laws.” Following Martin’s death, rallies, marches and protests were held across the nation and it turned into a media circus. The facts revolving around Travon Martin’s character were questionable. On one hand, he enjoyed Aerospace Technology…

This short essay details how to speak to law enforcement officers in the scenario of a traffic stop, in an effort to protect and preserve civil rights granted by the Constitution. Violating the stipulations placed by the Forefathers outlined in our Bill of Rights undermines the values the United States was built on. Disregarding, ignoring or never learning about the laws that defend the people against mistreatment in the United States is how tyrannical figures dissolve them without reproach.…

records of arrests and convictions. In order to succeed in this process, the law firm needs to understand the process and law on expunging records of arrests or convictions and the amount of work required from its end. What is Expungement? Expungement is a term that refers to the process of clearing or deleting a criminal record of…

suggest that since there is no program that can predict every scenario that a “well reasoned discretion” should be used to determine the level of force to use. According to their department use of force may be used in the following scenarios: making an arrest, executing a legal process, maintaining order in a court of law, acting on any lawful duty, preventing an escape or attempting to capture an inmate who escaped, preventing someone who is mentally ill from hurting him/herself or another…

The Miranda Warning is designed to inform anyone in police custody the right to due process by adhering to the Fifth Amendment. Certain protocols and formality must be followed by implementing four things before conducting an interrogation. The defendant must first be informed that they have the right to remain silent (Hall, 2015). Secondly, they must be informed that anything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law (Hall, 2015). They should also be informed that they have a…

To understand unlawful arrest an individual must know that a Peace Officer (police officer) that took an oath to swear, to protect and to obey the law can only make an arrest of an individual that has probable cause to believe that he or she has committed a crime. Probable Cause foundation is based off the reasonable belief that a person has committed, is in the process of committing and is about to commit a crime. Peace Officer (police officer) cannot make nor rely upon hunches or profiling to…

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. This quote was one of the most famous quotes of Martin Luther King that he used in the I Have a Dream speech. The I Have a Dream speech is one of the most remarkable speeches ever. This speech had an exceptional flow that was caused by the amazing style that MLK used. MLK used various types of rhetorical devices, such as…

restore order in society. In comparison both police officers and judges deal with law on a daily basis, enforcing it, and interpreting it. Officers are in charge of making sure citizens are following the law, if someone were to break the law they arrest the individual and bring them upon the court of law. The court of law is run by judges. Law breakers are taken to court where a judge will interpret the law and determine if the individual is to receive a sentence. Both officers and judges work…

is 0.05 or less and involved in a moving violation. Officer Onge told me (and I remembered this from class) that police officers have complete discretion. He told me for him, if he believes a person is a danger to those around him, he will make an arrest. However, if their BAC is low and no one was harmed, he will tell them to get a cab home or have someone come pick them…

An eyewitness is a person who saw something happens, such as, a crime or accident. Eyewitness therefore plays an important role in a criminal trial. The court hence summons eyewitnesses to testify. Eyewitnesses are people who happen to be at the scene during the commission of a crime as previously mentioned. Eyewitness may therefore have a memory of the incident. Eyewitness may as well be able to describe the details of the occurrence. Eyewitness may testify about physical and emotional…