CJ 3552 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Deadly Force, Reasonable Suspicion, Misdemeanor

• School: App State
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 3552
• Professor: Robert Norris

Document Summary

Fleeing-felon rule police could use deadly force to stop a person that had committed a felony and was fleeing from the, Why were police allowed to use deadly force on all felons? o o o. Felons were viewed as lawless and therefore a public safety risk. Citizens were distrustful of government, but more fearful of crime. There was an expansive death penalty at the time (most felons were able to get the death penalty). The death penalty has become limited in terms of what crimes are punishable by death. We have learned more about crimes without a serious public safety risk. o. Tennessee v. garner (1985): revisited the fleeing-felon rule. The use of deadly force is a seizure, and is therefore subject to 4th. There is a long history of tension between police and communities (of color). Civil rights movement, the crack epidemic , gang wars, amadou diallo . Tennessee v. garner standard: use of police dogs.