[CRJU 203] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (27 pages long!)

• School: USC, SC, Carolina, South Carolina
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJU 203
• Professor: Theresa Clement

Document Summary

Constitutional rights are intentionally designed to protect the minority. Rules of criminal procedure are intended to be safeguards to protect individuals. We give the state the power/authority to maintain the order of society. (arrest, detain, enter, search, put through court process, fine us (tax and tickets), imprison us, kill us). Given these in hopes to have peace and order. Privacy and peace and order clash in the court system. We have to make sure that law enforcement don"t step out of bounds, so we limit the power of law enforcement (apprehending suspects) 4th amendment protects privacy (unreasonable search and seizures) The rule of law: we are a nation of laws and the government is not above the law, the government officials are not above the law. We expect law enforcement and court system to go by the law. The government needs to treat suspects fairly and equally. We are trying to ensure that innocent people aren"t convicted.