Police+and+Constitutional+Rights

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
1. Click here for the text of the 2. Translate the following Amendments into your own words: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. What do they actually mean?


 * Specific Constitutional Protections:**

[[file:Search Warrant Activity.pdf|Activity: Write your own warrant]]
1. [|Example 1] (for DNA, simple, along with affidavit and return) 2. [|Example 2](drugs, with return) 3. [|Example 3] (computer records) 4. [|Example 4] (sample, with requirements)

[|Click here for the links to cases]
= ACTIVITY: STOP & FRISK SPEECHES = __**Assignment**__: Prepare a 2 minute speech in favor or against NYC's Stop & Frisk Policy. If you missed class (or want a refresher of what was said) please watch video below. NOTE the video was prepared for my onone CJ class, so ignore information re uploading to the moddle, etc. Just prepare a 2 minute speech in favor or against NYCs Stop & Frisk program.

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= Resources for 'Stop and frisk' assignment: = __// [|Wikipedia page] //__ __// [|New York Times page on stop & frisk] //__ (informative videos, personal commentary, facts- need a VPN or be at school to access) //__ [|Good general FRQs re stop & frisk] __// //__ [|Op-Ed by NYC Mayor arguing in favor of stop & frisk] __// //__ [|Infographic critical of the policy] __// //__ [|Additional critical inormation/ argument against the policy] __//

**[[file:Exceptions to Warrant and Checklist.pdf|Exceptions to Warrant Requirement & Checklist]] **

 * The right to remain silent at trial **: Compare the [|State of Connecticut's jury instructions] with that of the [|Commonwealth of Massachusetts] to get a sense of how different the 'right' can be.....

What standard is used in criminal trials to prove a defendant is guilty? The prosecutor must convince the judge or jury of a defendant's guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt." This burden of proof is the highest that our system of justice imposes on a party to a trial. By contrast, in civil cases, such as those seeking damages for personal injuries or breach of contract, a plaintiff's burden is to prove a defendant liable by a preponderance of the evidence -- just over 50 %

As a practical matter, the high burden of proof in criminal cases means that judges and jurors are supposed to resolve all doubts about a defendant's guilt in favor of the defendant. With such a high standard imposed on the prosecutor, a defendant's most common defense is to argue that there is reasonable doubt -- that is, to argue that the prosecutor hasn't proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.


 * __Activity__:**
 * Criminal Defense Hypotheticals: [[file:Criminal Defenses Hypos.docx]]**

[|BILL OF RIGHTS]: What provisions (parts) of the Bill of Rights are concerned with Criminal Justice?
What different aspects of the justice system do they involve?


 * What are the three aspects of the CJ System and what role does each play?**

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS/ SUPREME COURT CASES
The Exclusionary Rule: The Right to Counsel: The Right to Remain Silent:

**Is the justice system designed for efficiency or justice?**
Individual Rights v. Public Order Schmalleger Ch. 5/7 selected PPT Beating a confession Police deceit