Part 1 Directions: 

DISCUSSION – KEY AMENDMENTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CLASSMATE REPLY 

Overview

There are five amendments in the Bill of Rights that are of special significance in criminal procedure: the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth and Fourteenth. These amendments protect the rights of suspects in a criminal case and impose various limits on the government’s authority.

Initial Post

address the following:

Identify the amendment that you feel is the most important in protecting the procedural rights of a suspect in a criminal case.

Explain how the wording imposes procedural requirements/protects a criminal defendant’s rights. At what point in the case do the protections apply? Arrest? Seizure of evidence? Interrogation?

Give an example of how the wording of the amendment limits the authority of government in prosecuting a suspect for a crime.

Reply Post

• In your reply post, submit by 11:59PM, Saturday, April 6, address the following:
• Identify a student who discussed an amendment different from what you discussed in your post. Explain whether you agree or disagree with the student’s discussion of how the amendment protects constitutional rights of suspects. Support your answers based on relevant landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases and on what you have learned from your textbook, course materials, and/or examples. PART 2 : Assessment – Police Officer Application
  Competency:
  Discuss the evolution and components of the criminal justice system. Scenario:
  You are applying for a role as police officer in your local community. As part of your application process, you are being assessed on your ability to write professionally, accurately and logically. In an email addressed to the sergeant, you will demonstrate your understanding of the evolution of policing and the purpose and duties of law enforcement, the courts, and the corrections system using professional language with appropriate spelling and grammar. Instructions:
• A subject line that includes your name and explains the purpose of the email.

Five traits that you think a police officer should possess, and how you demonstrate those traits.

Explain the evolution of the criminal justice system.

Explain the primary purpose and duties for each of the components of the criminal justice system:

Police

Courts

• Corrections

A conclusion to your email