Frisk and seizure. This amendment, according to the Fourth Amendment, is all about: people’s right to security, protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, no violation, and that warrants should only be issued upon probable causes. Many scholars taking constitution consider this as the most freedom which has been ensured by the Bill of rights in […]
True patriots realize that one must protect the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that the essence of what it means to be patriotic is to protect our Constitution and its Bill of Rights will all of our might.- Amitai Etzioni One of the central themes of our nation when it comes to […]
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Get startedConstitutional safeguards provided by US Constitution in the 4th, 5th and 6th amendments in regards to the criminal justice system are implemented to protect people against indiscriminate application of criminal laws and wanton treatment of persons suspected of violating the law. The amendments which are specifically designed to enforce constitutional rights of suspected criminals have […]
The exclusionary rule has always been the subject of debate; especially following the Supreme Courts decision in Mapp v. Ohio. The courts have increasingly limited the scope of the rule and its feasibility in its present form has become questionable. Many legal analyst, have called for the demise of the exclusionary rule and for the […]
The Fourth Amendment and Computer Searches Cmputers are no longer just tools of the trade for scientists or mathematicians, they are now found in nearly every household within the United States. In a recent study conducted by the United States Census Bureau in 2013, 83.8 percent of the households in the United States reported […]
Police Powers: A Critical Analysis of Police Powers on Search, Arrest and Detention Aims and Objectives This proposed dissertation has a number of key aims it intends to meet. These can be expressed as follows: 1. To provide an overall perspective of the role of policing in the community; 2. To demonstrate the historical development […]
G. R. No. 82585 November 14, 1988 MAXIMO V. SOLIVEN, ANTONIO V. ROCES, FREDERICK K. AGCAOLI, and GODOFREDO L. MANZANAS, petitioners, vs. THE HON. RAMON P. MAKASIAR, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 35, UNDERSECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III, of the Department of Justice, LUIS C. VICTOR, THE CITY FISCAL OF MANILA […]
The capability to work together and to communicate between different agencies is vital in protecting society and fighting crime on a daily basis. Whether it be a police officer, a probation officer or a correctional officer, each department needs to communicate with each other. With communication, there are no conflicts of interest and justice can […]
The first amendment states that Congress shall make no “law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof (Lemon v. Kurtzman). This section of the first amendment refers to the establishment clause and free exercise clause and in other words this prevented the government from investing any of its resources to a […]
The Bill of Rights – My Revision As we have learned during our American Government class that the creation of our United States (U.S.) Constitution was no easy task. Bitter arguments arose during the ratification process of the U.S. Constitution between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Both competing groups had valid arguments and concerns with […]
The United States’ legal system is made of the legal principles drawn from the case decisions that make up the case laws and the state and federal constitutions. These two are the sources of the fundamental principles and rights of the citizens in the US. First, looking into the US Federal Constitution, we have the […]
The 4th amendment is protecting individuals from unjustified or unreasonable searches and seizures (Sekhon, 2017). Individuals have the right to feel free from unwarranted searches and seizures without probable cause. An individual is considered innocent until they are proven guilty. The 4th amendment not only applies to a person but also their property. The Bill […]
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the United States. These rights were made to ensure certain freedoms and rights to the citizens of America. The Bill of Rights puts certain limits on what the government can and cannot do with its citizens. This includes freedom of religion, speech, assembly, the right […]
The Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791. This Amendment protects people from the police searching their homes and private property without a properly executed search warrant. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not […]
New Jersey v. T.L.O. At a New Jersey High School, specifically Piscataway High School, a teacher found two girls smoking cigarettes and proceeded to escort them to the principal’s office. The first girl admitted to smoking but the second girl, T.L.O., denied smoking anything. The principal eventually searched the girl’s purse and found cigarettes, […]
Protective Measures after 9/11 and Their Effects on American Citizens Prior to the attack, the United States had only a few regulations against terrorism in the country. The United States was forced to tighten any area suspected of harmful penetration after the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. The situation of higher protective measures […]
