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confirmed that it was the same one use in the murder. This led the police to do a search on John Smith cell phone which was also done without a search warrant. In the case of Riley v. California the Supreme Court ruled that a cell phone could not be searched in connection with an arrest unless a warrant is obtain from a judge or there is consent. John Smith phone was search because he was arrested for the murder of Rhoda Dendrum. The police was looking for evidence to link John Smith to…

I. Topic: New York City News General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the class about the New York Police Department’s Stop and Frisk practice. Thesis: Three news sources focus on NYPD Stop and Frisk policies II. Introduction: When a young non-white male is stopped and searched at the whim of a police officer, his idea of personal space, privacy and self-esteem are shattered, to say nothing of his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment protections. The damage goes deep…

trials. While the evidence supports a claim that Williams created false evidence and dressed the crime scene to help support his claim of self-defense, Lawson and the police are guilty of mishandling evidence and then hiding the proof of the offense. The verdict is over turned three times because of prosecution misconduct. The police admit to perjury, evidence mishandling and an unsecure crime-scene. The defense proved than evidence was not secured or protected to ensure that it was not…

The purpose of this paper is to understand why and how crime is developed and where it is able to take place. Crime takes place in all different locations every single day, in the good neighborhoods and in the bad. The social process theory suggests that some criminals are raised in an environment that teaches them these unlawful decisions. People grow up knowing what is taught to them and by what they have witnessed growing up, whether it is right or wrong. People’s first reaction is going to…

hours that keep them away from home can suffer from physical and emotional fatigue. Forensic scientists can sometimes face unrealistic expectations along with intense scrutiny. Due to the media, people see the discipline as objective and infallible. ¨Police, prosecutors, and juries often expect definitive forensic evidence (Williams 2).” Recently forensic science has become questionable due to several investigations revealing inaccuracies or misconduct at forensic labs. Multiple reports have…

rights but not if it affects other people who are respecting in a negative way. The fact a dunkin’ donuts employee wrote “#blacklivesmatter” on a cup for a police officer is ridiculous and wrong. There are a time and a place to show what you believe and what you are fighting for. There is a problem with blaming all police officers for the police brutalities’ and blaming all blacks for violence, there shouldn’t be a stereotype associated with either. I believe that Dunkin…

As police are looked to as having a higher moral and ethical to follow, then as the people they protect, lays in the foundation of professionalism that stems from the morals and ethical behavior of the officer’s attitude, in who they protect. Law enforcement individual’s ethics is that of moral principles, or as values that officers are held to a higher standard in both work and home (Belasic, 2010). As each person has their own moral values, as an officer the moral value needs to be as a whole,…

A countless number of law-abiding American's lose thousands of their legally acquired cash because of faulty civil forfeiture laws that allow law enforcement to walk away with it. The law began with good intention-to prevent people from profiting from their crimes reduces crime. Nonetheless, any good intention is lost when the agencies who confiscated the property don't return it to the innocent-because the accused then become the victims. What is "Civil Forfeiture?" Civil forfeiture is an…

Crime is an issue that has had an effect on everyone from each corner of the world to each individual in society. Crime or criminal activity can be defined as any behavior that violates the law. Street crime tends to be the primary focus of the media, the public, and even the focus of the law enforcement and the Criminal Justice System, but what of white collar crime? White collar crime can be defined as deviant acts that break the law and are usually focused on financial gain. Some examples of…

4th Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects 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. Meaning: Members of law enforcement are not allowed to enter someone’s place of residence without a Warrant. Neither shalt members of law enforcement be…