CRJ 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Informed Consent, Grand Jury, Arrest Warrant
11 Apr 2017
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Perform welfare tasks (errands simply because they are available) Prevent crime (random patrol and providing public with crime prevention info) 4th amendment: protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Must have probable cause in order to search a vehicle. (reasonable suspicion, ex: driving on a one way street the wrong way) 5th amendment: guards against self-incrimination and double jeopardy. 6th amendment: guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial. Exclusionary rule: providing evidence obtained improperly cannot be used. Informed consent: permission granted in the knowledge of consequences. Lineup: group of people brought together in a particular context. Reasonable suspicion: less than probable cause but a mere hunch that a person was involved. Search and seizure: an officer searching and taking away evidence of a crime. Arrest warrant: a document issued by a judge for a cop to arrest a person accused of a crime. Trial process: all of the steps in the adjudicatory process from indictment or charge to conviction.
