difficult to get a confession even from a guilty suspect which makes the goals of an interrogation more difficult. It is in this line that makes the interrogation process deemed coercive. According to the United States constitution‚ police interrogators have been disallowed to use physical force although police pressure such
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be used against the suspect in a criminal prosecution. The exclusionary rule is designed to exclude evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement personnel. If the search of a criminal suspect is unreasonable‚ the evidence obtained in the search will be excluded from trial. 2. Voluntariness of Statements: If a statement is beaten out of a suspect‚ or if he was coerced
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Protecting the welfare of children is the main priority and The Children Act (1989) set out what the courts and local authorities should do. This act charged the local authority with the “duty to investigate … if they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child who lives‚ or is found‚ in their area is suffering‚ or is likely to suffer‚ significant harm” (section 47). Local authorities were also charged with a duty to provide “services for children in need‚ their families and others” (section
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measures the diameter of the medulla relative to the diameter of the hair shaft. This helps distinguish animal hair from human hair. As said before‚ there are 3 different types of cuticules (imbricate‚ coronal‚ and stacks)‚ which can help narrow down suspects. Cortex color determines the color of the hair‚ so forensic scientists can determine the color of someones hair with one strand. The diameter of hair can also be determined microscopically and can help the scientist know how thick the suspect’s hair
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Solve the Murder Koreen Clarke October 29‚ 2014 Biology 1 Cellular Processes Lab Section 903 Tianna Clarke Materials and Methods Part I – Restriction Enzyme Digestion To begin this experiment‚ the DNA molecules must be cut into smaller fragments with distinct enzymes called Restriction Enzymes through a process called Restriction Enzyme Digestion. Four microtest tubes were labeled 1 through 4 and added 10 µl of Enzyme Reaction Buffer to each of the four reaction tubes using a micropipette
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of the suspects portrayed in the episodes of COPS were African Americans (Langley‚ 2005). The predominant genders of the suspects were male. However‚ the May 5‚ 2005‚ episode of COPS featured an exclusive on COPS: Bad Girls (Langley‚ 2005). Combining the special episode with the four and a half hours of regular viewing of COPS the numbers still reflect the predominance of suspects featured are African American males (Langley‚ 2005). In two cases out of the nineteen viewed‚ the suspects were Caucasian
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system that aims to gather and investigate evidence lawfully‚ justly and in accordance with the rights of victims‚ suspects and society. The responsibility for enforcing criminal laws and ensuring they are adhered to lies with the police. In the criminal investigation process‚ the role of police is to investigate crimes through gathering evidence‚ interrogating and detaining suspects‚ searching and seizing properties‚ and making arrests. The police are then required to present the evidence against
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law give suspects so they know about their rights before they are interrogated. It was a law made after the conclusions of the Miranda vs. Arizona case. The case was very close as it was a 5-4 decision. The court ruled that any type of evidence‚ whether it is incriminating or proof of innocence‚ can be used as evidence in a case; however it can only be used if the police let the suspect know that they have the right to an attorney before and during questioning and also that the suspect can be silent
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subjects it is not fair to assume that deadly force demonstrated by the police officer is unjustified. Especially if the suspect is refusing to comply with the order and commands he/she is given by the police officers. Police officers have information about subjects they are contacting that may not be available to the public. For instance‚ police officers might be aware that a suspect they have pulled over has been contacted a numerous amount of times and is
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why did he/she confess to a crime he/she did not commit? To answer this question‚ one has to go inside the interrogation rooms of Canada. First of all‚ the interrogators tell the suspects that the police have evidence against them. Second‚ the interrogators ask suggestive and leading questions that influence the suspects to believe that they are guilty. Finally‚ the confessions of the accused are obtained through coercion. Thus‚ there are three main reasons why innocent people confess to a crime:
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