Katie Roxxx Criminal Justice Mr. Ward 1/25/13 Is the American criminal justice system fair to all citizens? If asked this question‚ many people would go both ways. Some people would say it’s fair‚ while others would accuse it of being unfair. There are many reasons to why it would be fair but there are also many reasons to why it would be unfair. Many people would say that the American criminal justice system is fair is for many reasons. One reason is that every single person has certain
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Discuss the difference between the terms interview and interrogation The main differences‚ between interview and interrogation are that an interview is conducted in a friendly or social able atmosphere where a witness is more comfortable physically and psychologically. However‚ when a possible suspect is questioned in an uncomfortable atmosphere‚ where he or she is under psychological stress and pressure‚ it is an interrogation. Identify the rule when Miranda Warnings are required
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Salinas V. Texas 570 U.S. 1 (2013) Facts: Two brothers were shot and killed in their home. Police recovered shotgun shells that led them to investigate the petitioner. The petitioner handed over his gun and agreed to go to the police station for questioning. The petitioner answered all of the questions the police had‚ but when it came to the question about the shells matching the petitioner’s gun he went silent. So the police asked a few more questions to which the petitioner answered.
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Know About 3 Interrogation Techniques That Could Be Used On You By The Police When you are being held due to suspicion of a crime‚ it’s very possible that you will be interrogated by the police. Their goal will be to get information out of you about the crime‚ or even have you confess to it. While you have the right to remain silent until your attorney arrives‚ it is good to know some possible interrogation techniques that the police could use on you. Lying To You One misconception about the police
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MARYLAND v. GARRISON 480 U.S. 79 (1987) FACTS: The Baltimore City Police department obtained a warrant to search the home of Lawrence McWebb located “third floor of 2036 Park Avenue” for controlled substances and related paraphernalia. The police believed that there was only one apartment on the third floor‚ which in fact there were actually 2; one belonging to Garrison (defendant) and McWebb‚ the person listed on the warrant. Upon entering and searching the apartment‚ officers found drugs and
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Gail Atwater was pulled over for not putting a seatbelt on her child. Standard procedure would be to give Gail a minor misdemeanor but instead the officer arrested her. The court defended that Atwater did not prove that any constitutional rights had been broken. The 4th amendment was the right being broken in this case. In the 4th amendment “Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause as determined by a neutral judge or magistrate
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Good versus Evil‚ what makes a person good‚ what makes a person evil. This question has been debated for years by philosophers‚ politicians or just about any common debate. People say well someone like Hitler‚ he is evil and someone like Martin Luther King Jr. is good. Someone who supported thought him as a good person. To people who were against black rights thought Martin Luther to be bad. So this debate of good and evil can never be won because there are always two sides to the argument. Another
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ILLINOIS * Justin King- Plaintiff * v. * Anheuser-Busch‚ INC- Defendant * PLAINTIFF’S INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT TO: Defendant Truck Driver BY: Plaintiff Plaintiff‚ by and through his attorney‚ requests that the defendant answer the following Interrogatories fully‚ under oath and in accordance with the
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Phillip Zimbardo. A Pirandellian Prison. New York Times Magazine‚ 4/8/73 The quiet of a summer morning in Palo Alto‚ California was shattered by a screeching squad car siren as police swept through the city picking up college students in a surprise mass arrest. Each suspect was charged with a felony‚ warned of his constitutional rights‚ spread-eagled against the car‚ searched‚ handcuffed and carted off in the back seat of the squad car to the police station for booking. After fingerprinting
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How does a court determine if the confession or statement given by an individual if voluntary or not. Will in the United States of America a confession is admissible if only a judge deems it to be and also deems it to be a voluntary statement of voluntary confession. The United States Supreme court was the first to exclude confessions procured and introduced in the states in criminal cases concluding that admissions of confessions would than violate due process. This rule is grounded into three principles
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