Suspect Term Papers Samples For Students

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Recent news of police engaging lethal force to contain seemingly non-dangerous situations has dominated headlines in the news. News such as the shootings of Kajieme Powell, Michael Brown and countless others and the seeming impunity that the system grants the accused proffer that the system will use any avenue to impose the upper classes’ will on the lower class in the guise of crime control. However, rather than project a racist slant, the research also looks on the possibility that the police officers, in the line of duty, must be given enough latitude in determining the situations that ...

Preserving the Crime Scene

The preservation of a digital crime scene requires that standard recommended procedures be followed. According to Houck, Crsipino, and McAdam, (2012), preserving the crime scene is aimed at reducing chances of tampering the digital evidence. The preservation of the crime scene forms part of the digital investigation process (Wiles and Reyes, 2011). All parties concerned with the crime will be required to be asked questions and the location of the crime scene will need to be identified prior to the preservation.
Performing a live analysis will require the computer to be disconnected. This will ensure that data cannot be modified ...

Imprisonment or incarceration plays a major role in keeping away dangerous persons and perpetrators of heinous crimes from our communities. In fact this has been the practice among humans since the beginning of time. However, in the past, people preferred a more permanent solution to wrecked characters. These solutions involved cutting off limbs, crucifixion and stoning to death. Prisons and incarcerations were later introduced as less punitive measures so as to give such persons a second chance in the society. Different nations have developed a judicial system that handles matters of police operations, the judicial process and the incarceration of such persons. Countries, ...

Investigating Data Theft

Introduction
The use of computers and an internet has been vastly increased at businesses in just few years. This trend has transformed the entire system of the worldwide businesses. Economies have been boosted up, communication gap has been decreased, and businesses have now much more growth opportunities. Beside these advantages of technology and an internet, there are certain risks and challenges that businesses have to face due to these latest advancements. Among these issues, security threats and risks to confidential corporate data is on the top of list.
Computer and internet experts have formulated various strategies and ...

Introduction

This submission seeks to analyze the decision in Mapp v. Ohio and bring out the facts of that case, highlighting the similarities and differences in facts between the case and the fact pattern. It will then highlight the rules that the United States Supreme Court developed in deciding Mapp v. Ohio and apply the same to the fact pattern in a bid to arrive at a decision consistent with the legal principle of stare decisis.
In the Mapp’s case, police in Ohio got wind of a bombing suspect and an illegal gambling machine that were in Mapp’s house. When ...

United States v. Crews: Case 445 U.S. 463

Description of the findings

The case was presented in court on October 31, 1979, and the verdict presented on March 25, 1980 (U.S Supreme court, 1980). It is based on the fourth amendment and the implications presented by arresting an individual without probable cause. It is about a woman who on January 3, 1974, got robbed at gunpoint by a male who forced his way into a stall she occupied in the restroom. He went ahead and made sexual advancement to her and threatened to kill her if she asked for help in less than twenty minutes after he left the restroom. ...

Introduction

The right to privacy is perhaps one of the most fundamental cornerstones of America’s democracy. The constitution under the Fourth Amendment ensures that all Americans have a right to privacy and this privacy can only be violated through a search warrant as defined by the constitution. The Supreme Court has since determined the nature and circumstances under which a warrant can be issued. However, one the most pertinent issue arises from searching a vehicle of suspect without a warrant. Several states have argued that if a suspect poses danger and there is evidence of probable cause, police officers may search the vehicle without having ...

Introduction (Overview)

According to the fact pattern, the case assumes the same character in terms of facts and approach as the case of Mapp v. Ohio. In this case, Detective Quickdraw relying on the information received from the informant Sneaky Pete acts in good in faith and attacks the home of suspected drug dealer Sally Martin. However, contrary to the expectation, the cocaine is not found. Instead the suspect is found in possession of an illegally held handgun and some amount of heroine. The officers press charges for possession of illegal weaponry and heroine contrary to the law. This is despite ...

There are a number of theories applied in sociology that help determine the social aspect of human beings in terms of their experiences. These theories include: conflict theory, feminist theory, sociological theory just to mention but a few. These theories define the interaction of social groups and helps evaluate their experiences in terms of race, gender, ethnicity and social class. These issues can be observed through various sociological perspectives such as functionalism, conflict theory and symbolic interactions (Leger, 2003). Therefore, the focus of the paper is assessing two ethnic communities in the United States in terms of race, gender and social ...

Admissibility of the statement made by Martin to Justice

One of the rights protected under the Fifth Amendment is the right against self incrimination or the right to remain silent (Fireside, 1998). Essentially, the right protects a person from either being compelled to make an incriminating statement, or the same statement being used against the person. Accordingly, a statement obtained from a suspect in violation of this right is not admissible in court, and may be suppressed.
However, a statement made voluntarily without any coercion is not protected under the amendment, regardless of how incriminating or ruinous it may be. This was established in United States v. Washington. The court further ...

The article addresses how insanity is used as a defense in the courts. Insanity refers to a situation whereby an individual has a mental problem hence is affected psychologically. In this case, the individual cannot be responsible for his/her actions. An individual has to prove to the court that he/she was not responsible for the criminal activities because he/she had mental problems.
According to the article, judges are aware that the insane individuals can claim insanity as a defense. In that case, the insane person is said not to be guilty. However, when a jury is involved the results are different. A jury ...

Abstract

With the developments and the recent attacks on the internet, there has been a need to ensure that cyber attacks and terrorism have been the most common concerns for government regulations. After the numerous attacks and cyber attacks that are common on the internet, there has been the need to have laws and acts to control these terrorist acts. This is the reason why the USA patriot Act was formulated. The main intention was to ensure that terrorism was fought in the US and the rest of the world. This aspect allowed and gave the law the power and freedom ...

Law Regarding to Drones and Biometrics

Executive Summary
This paper talks about drones and biometrics. These are two things that are taking over our world today since they are new inventions. Due to this, they need to be studied longer since this is their time. In this article, we look at both these inventions, the laws that govern them, the threat they pose to their environment as well as a recommendation on how they can be utilized better.
I. Present Scenario for drones and biometrics.
a. What is Drones?
Drones are defined as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are controlled in one of two ways, ...

Introduction

The police subculture is an importance and necessary concept that provides an insight into the police attitudes and behaviors. The police play a crucial role in providing law and enforcement and are therefore required to maintain high ethical standards within their working environment. Therefore, the police culture ensures that police has ethical attitudes and behaviors so that they can effectively protect the rights of the society. The police subculture perceives the public as untrustworthy, hostile, potentially, violent, and this subsequently requires mutual support, secrecy, and unity to help the police cope with such environment. As a result, the police subculture was ...

The issue of gun violence at institutions of higher education has been a pertinent one in the American society. Campus shootings around the United States have led to the loss of precious lives of young people who are in their prime and who are pursuing an education with the hope of bettering their future lives and contributing to the growth and development of the nation. This targeted gun violence on campuses is worrying because it causes students to develop fear and a feeling of vulnerability to the gun wielders who choose to target them. It is mandatory that campuses be safe ...

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The justice system is a very complex institution, which calls for a proper manner of getting information. In the system where judgments are made depending on the types of evidence given, it is essential that the counsels of both sides take proper measures and steps to ensure that they get the relevant information from the witnesses that will sway the verdicts to their way. Strong evidence through such interrogations is likely to see a party getting an upper hand in the verdict, while shambolic evidence will most likely see a case ruled against one’s expectations. Interrogations, to a large extent, should aim at ...

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Victims of rape and sexual assault usually go through a harrowing, traumatic experience both on the mental and physical level and so, the process of recovery is usually slow and gradual. Rape can occur irrespective of gender, though it is common among women. They cannot be expected to cope on their own and require support from friends and family members. The support group of the victim has to look after issues related to health, justice and welfare while the victim makes a complete recovery. This research seeks to ...

Computer related Forensic Investigations requires good and careful preparation for an investigation to be successful. Usually, forensic investigations are conducted after a serious threat to information security has been made. Conducting forensic investigations are costly most of time thus careful planning has to be made before starting actual investigations.
When planning for a digital forensic investigation, one of the preliminary activities that must be done is to select first the team that will be involved in the investigation. The composition of the team is very important as this will be the “life” of the investigation. A big part of the ...