We know that police officers use excessive force, and they also use their authority to verbally abuse people. So what causes police officers to abuse their authority, and (or) leads to brutality? One of the challenges with this is that not every citizen reports a police brutality, whether they see one happening, heard of one happening from their friends or family or if they themselves were a victim of one. Another challenging issue too is that we know some brutalities are not reported; therefore it makes it harder to measure those versus what is actually reported. Police brutality wouldn’t be an issue if we didn’t have to police our law enforcement officers.
It is services like this that help provide due process of law. These services ensure that a person accused of a crime is not unfairly deprived of his or her freedom. The due process does not only apply to people who are accused of crimes before being sentenced to prison, it also applies to people who are already incarcerated. If an inmate is in jeopardy of disciplinary action, which could lead to the
There are 4 reasons why bail could be refused; if they believe the defendant will commit an offence while on bail, if they would interfere with any witnesses or the course of justice, if they need protection from anyone, and if they would surrender to bail. There are also factors to consider when granting bail such as; the seriousness and nature of the crime committed, the strength of the evidence against the person, the antecedents-family or social background and their previous bail record. The court and the police can impose conditions on bail and this is known as conditional bail. They have the power to impose a curfew - specified hours you are allowed, a report - to report to the police station regularly, reside - living at a certain address, surrender a passport and finally a
Police officer need a warrant to search a person, no matter who he is. I support the first opinion, I believe the police officers are protector of people rights, but sometimes they need to invade certain person’s own right to protect the whole society. Police officer can search without warrant in three cases, “The first, called the “plain view doctrine,” refers to situations in which the police, during the course of legal police business, see something of interest in plain view, for example, if a police officer on duty on the street, and see someone sitting in the car and use illegal drug, he can seize the evidence without the warrant. Second, the police can also legally conduct a warrantless search if you give permission for them to do so. Finally, a police officer can conduct a “search incident to arrest” without a warrant.
There is a lengthy process through the Criminal Justice system for a criminal case. Starts with an investigation and can end with parole or probation. Some cases can take months and maybe even years depending on the seriousness of the crime. The first process of a criminal case is the investigation, once a crime has been reported; officer’s show up to take information from the victim. After the officers have the information they need “evidence is collected, if possible.” If the suspect is still on the scene they are arrested and brought to booking.
“The Miranda rule is to be conducted when the suspect is in custody and the officer is about to conduct the interrogation.” (Hess Orthmann & Hess, 2013). 3. Discuss the legal implications of the term in custody. “In custody generally refers to a point at which an officer has decided a suspect is not free to leave, there has been considerable deprivation of liberty or the officer has arrested the suspect.” (Hess Orthmann & Hess, 2013). 4.
Mapp vs. Ohio In May, 1957 Dollree Mapp’s home was invaded by Cleveland police. The officers were searching for a suspect that bombed the house of Don King that day. The law enforcers never obtained a proper warrant to enter Mapp’s household. In their improper search the officers never found the bombing suspect but did find gun, gambling paraphernalia, and obscene literature. Dollree was arrested for the possession of lewd and lascivious books under the Ohio Revised Code 2905.34-.35 (The Cleveland Memory Project).
Punishing people who commit crime is the job of the prosecution lawyer; they attempt to put the violators behind bars (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T., 2012). Rehabilitating those that have committed crimes is also the responsibility of the corrections. During their stay in the jails/prison, the violators can be subject to programs to help reform them to be productive citizens once they get out of jail/prison (Gardner, T. & Anderson, T.,
*Less-Lethal force is when an officer uses a baton, chemical sprays, and tasers to gain control of a suspect that will not comply with an officer’s commands. *Lethal Force is when an officer uses weapons such as firearms to stop a suspect from causing great bodily harm or death. In Law Enforcement officers are afforded discretion with regard to enforcing and interpreting the law. With discretionary powers officers can determine whether to arrest someone or not. Misconduct in Law Enforcement refers to inappropriate actions taken by officers in connection with their official duties.
The officer has the liability of explaining a juvenile’s rights in a language that is intelligible to a juvenile. Unlike a juvenile, adults however when are arrested, they are immediately read their Miranda rights and taken into custody. Unless declared insane or crazy be the court, the adult is able to understand why they are being arrested. Under the Forth amendment, a person is guarded against unreasonable searches and seizures. In arresting a juvenile, law enforcement officers are not allowed to search a juvenile unless it is beyond a reasonable doubt that they