CJ101COBLINTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE

KAPLAN UNIVERISTY

Seminar Four

Professor J. Scott Moline

Spring/Summer 1202C Track

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• Welcome to Seminar Four!

• How are you?

• Reality Check?

• Any Problems?

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• Review of weekly/UNIT Course Requirements– Discussion Boards• Initial response

• Secondary response to another student

– Seminar• Presence

• Participation

–Written Assignments• Drop box or doc sharing

–Webliography

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PART II

Chapter Seven Highpoints (Policing: Legal Aspects) (The Abuse of Police Power)–What is “Search and Seizure” and the 4th

Amendment?

–Why is this important?

–What is the “Exclusionary Rule”

– How are cases reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court? (What is a writ of certiorari?)

–What is the “Fruit of the Poisoned Tree Doctrine?

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• What was the significance of the Warren Court?

– Law Enforcement Searches

– Law Enforcement Arrests

– Law Enforcement interviews/interrogations

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• Arrests

– Committed in the presence of the officer

– Fruits of a law enforcement investigation

–Warrant arrests

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• Police Interrogation

–What is it?

– How should it be conducted? Why? What is Miranda v. Arizona?

–What should it not include

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• The USA Patriot Act of 2001– What is it?

– How quickly was it passed?

– How was it received?

– What does it provide to law enforcement?

– How is it viewed today in post-9/11?

CJ101-C0COBL• What is Abuse of Force by Law Enforcement?– How much force should an officer use?

– What is excessive force?

– Was the Rodney King beating excessive force?

– What was the outcome?

– If you were Chief, how would you handle a “problem officer” who was “badge heavy?”

CJ101COBL• What is Deadly Force?– How do you think deadly force should be used?

– Do you think that defense of life (the officers' life or a citizens) allows the use of deadly force?

– Can officers use deadly force with a fleeing felon?

– Do officers fire warning shots in the line of duty?

– If a vehicle is the intended weapon, can an officer use deadly force to stop the driver?

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• Policing: Issues and Challenges– Police Corruption

– On-the-job Dangers

– Use of Deadly Force

– Racial Profiling

– Civil Liability

– Policing a Multicultural Society

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Summary– Tonight we discussed (Legal Aspects and Police

Issues and Challenges)

• Search and Seizure, Arrest, Interrogation and the use of Deadly Force

• Corruption, On-the-job dangers, Use of Deadly Force, Racial Profiling, Civil Liability, and Multiculturalism in society.

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• Questions and Answers

• Remember, we have no Seminar in UNIT 5.

• You do, however, have a quiz and discussion board postings to complete as usual.