in question shot an unarmed suspected felon. This case was instituted by the victim’s family alleging that the victim’s constitutional rights were violated by the officers. Synopsis of Rule of Law. If an officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious bodily harm either to fellow officers or to others‚ it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Facts. The police were summoned to stop a suspected burglary. As the police arrived‚ Victim
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evidence that could link parent to child. DNA evidence was first introduced to courts in England in 1986‚ when a molecular biologist was asked to verify the confession of a suspect. Alec Jeffreys‚ the molecular biologist‚ had begun investigating the use of DNA forensics and aided English police in excluding a 17 year-old boy as a suspect in two rape-murders. The tests proved the teenager was not the perpetrator and the actual attacker was eventually caught‚ also using DNA testing. In the United States
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the law had to follow‚ which stated law enforcement officials must follow protocol before questioning suspect in custody. “These rules specified that a suspect must be read the “Miranda warning‚” now famous from police shows on television‚ and then must be asked whether he agrees to “waive” those rights. If the suspect declines‚ the police are required to stop all questioning. Even if the suspect waives his rights‚ at any time during an interrogation he can halt the process by retracting the waiver
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but had no leads or no witnesses. The steps are evaluating the case‚collecting the evidence‚analyzing the forensics‚ identifying the suspect‚ if you have a suspect‚ interrogate him/her‚ then you bring the case to court for trial and lastly‚ depending on if the criminal investigators did their job right justice will be served. Most investigators want to put the suspect in jail‚ but that is not always the
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They are utilized either to capture suspects or bite. Dogs also are used as deterrence as most people have a general fear of working dogs and will avoid breaking the law when they see a Military Working Dog‚ recognize that a agency has one or simply hearing the dog’s bark. Agencies and units
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Baltimore. He writes this to let the citizens of Baltimore know how interrogation works. His book‚ Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets gives us a very detailed view on this. Homicide detectives work hard to get information out of suspects. They like to give their suspects a false hope of becoming free if they give up the info. They call this hope an imaginary window‚ an escape hatch in which they might be able to crawl out of. When done correctly the detectives can get all the information they need
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agencies‚ the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD)‚ the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD)‚ and the Seattle Police Department (SPD). RCSD showed in their reports that there was no correlation between using Tasers and a reduction in injuries to suspect or officers. The MDPD reported a reduction in the likelihood of injuries to
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year‚ has just been declared unfit to stand trial. According to Judge Gilbert A. Martinez‚ the suspect is “mentally incompetent” and announced that Dear must be sent to a mental hospital to restore his competency. The Courtroom Drama Judge Gilbert A. Martinez’s ruling was based on the reports of the two state psychologists who have met with Robert L. Dear Jr. Both psychologists reported that the suspect was not competent. According to New York Times‚ Robert L. Dear Jr. was unhappy with the judge’s
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and Toxicology‚ Forensic Mathematics‚ Forensic Reconstruction‚ Forensic Technology‚ and Latent Print Identification. Forensic scientists use measurements‚ proportions‚ trigonometry‚ and probabilities in order to bring forth and rule out possible suspects by providing evidence that suggests who was involved‚ when and how the crime was possibly committed. Forensic Anthropology is the study of the human body and social relationships which can be
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the police interrogation of the accused‚ and the emotional/mental condition of the accused. The United State Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona that because of the inherent coercion present in the police interrogation all suspects must be made aware of their rights against self-incrimination and the right to counsel. When the case reached the Supreme Courts in 1966‚
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