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¶ … arresting officer what crimes would you charge him with?
If one were the arresting officer, it appears as though the only charges that this individual could be charged with would be grand theft auto.
If you were the defense attorney what argument(s) in court do you make in court challenging the police stop of your client?
As the client's defense attorney, one area of defense that I would no doubt engage in, would be the civil rights violations that come attached to racial profiling. In this example, there is a very clear and very rampant violation occurring in that the driver of the care was being targeted as a potential suspect in this crime, based solely on the fact that he is of a Hispanic national origin. This practice is largely based on the belief that certain kinds of people commit certain types of crimes, which can cause the biased and bigoted practice of generalizing about a particular ethnic group, according to such profiling. I would argue that the officer stopping my client was obviously the...
The 14th amendment states very clearly, that no state may "deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." By definition, the exact actions of what this police officer did, demonstrated clear and unequal protection. It is a well documented fact within the research of the social sciences that men of African-American or Latino descent are more likely to be stopped by the police and are more likely to be treated as though they are not law-abiding citizens. This fact, as manifested in the stopping and harassment of this young man demonstrates the concept of unequal protection.
3. If you were the district attorney what argument(s) would you make in support of the police stop?
The arguments in support of the police stop are obvious. The police was alerted to the presence of the suspect on the…
But an open system of prevention could be the alternative. It would subject the court or legislature to closer and public scrutiny (Robinson). President Lyndon Johnson's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice was viewed as the single and most influential postwar American criminal justice policy (Coles and Kelling 1999). Its wisdom, contained the policy's main report, "The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, published in 1967, swiftly
Similarly, Green (2000) cites the reclassification of rape as a crime against the person as a good example of changing social views about acceptable behaviors and the consequences of unacceptable behaviors that involve violence. According to Green: For example, the fact that rape is now generally classified as a crime against the person rather than as a morals offense (as was once common) is indicative of the evolution in society's
A major concern regarding crime today that exists within prisons as well as on the streets is the formation of gangs. "Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized, stealthy and deadly, they are reaching out from their cells to organize and control crime in America's streets.... prison disturbances soared by about 400% in the early nineties, which authorities say indicated that gangs were becoming more active... As much as
In other words, there is a preoccupation with repeat offenders and the first time offenders seem to get less severe penalties. As crime levels continue to rise although the media tends to report the opposite, citizens seem more dedicated to getting even first time offenders off of the streets. References Carlsmith, Kevin J., Darley, John M., & Robinson, Paul H. (2002). Why Do We Punish? Deterrence and Just Deserts as Motives
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The history and influence of the Templars did not end with these confessions and executions. To Philip's "dismay" (92), the story seemed to gain power now that it was a legend. In fact, it is recorded that when de Molay was burning, he spoke and cursed Philip. The history of the Knights Templar is riddled with obscurity and doubt. While we know that they did exist, we must wonder what