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Assignment: The Rules of Law Enforcement

·Resources: pp. 163–181 of Criminal Justice in Action.
·Read the case study in Appendix B.
·Write a 350- to 700-word response addressing the following questions:

oDid the police conduct a lawful search and seizure under the guidelines described in the text. Explain why or why not.
oWas the suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights violated?

·Was it reasonable?
·Was there probable cause?

oWhat evidence in the case study led you to this conclusion?
oWhat about the arrest was conducted in a proper manner? In an improper manner?
oWhen did the police issue the Miranda rights? Was this done correctly? Why is it important for the police to read Miranda rights to an individual being arrested?
oWere the police able to conduct a lawful interrogation on the suspect? Explain why or why not.

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Appendix B

The Rules of Law Enforcement

Part I
During the summer of 2006, Phoenix Police detectives James Bennett and Mark Butler investigated robberies at two local electronic stores in north Phoenix. Digital cameras, iPods, CDs, and computer games were among the items listed as stolen. During their investigation they received anonymous tips detailing general descriptions of the suspect. The detectives routinely went back to the two crime scenes to gather more evidence and to speak with customers who may have seen the suspect.
On their way to one of the crime scenes, the two detectives spotted a person with a heavy coat walking briskly out of a different electronics store. Curious as to why someone would be wearing a heavy coat during the summer in Phoenix, the two detectives pulled into the parking lot to speak with this person. The person matched only the height description of the suspect. Subsequently, the two detectives searched the person and found a small 22- caliber gun, three iPods, and two digital cameras. The detectives placed the suspect under arrest, read the Miranda rights, and took the suspect to the police station.

Part II
During the interrogation, the suspect revealed who else was behind the robberies. Based on this evidence and testimony, the courts issued an arrest warrant for the additional suspect.
When the police arrived at the suspect’s home, the suspect was not there. The police informed the 14-year-old girl who lived there of the arrest warrant. The police advised it was important for them to enter the home. Unsure as to what to do, the girl only nodded. During their wait, the police began a preliminary search of the house for evidence. They searched the living room, the couch, the kitchen, and the cabinets. They found three small bags of marijuana and some unidentifiable pills. The police did not find any electronic equipment detailed in the robberies. After 20 minutes, the suspect returned home and was informed of the details in the arrest warrant. The police arrested the suspect based on the discovered evidence and the suspected robberies. The police continued to search the rest of the house. In the garage behind some storage boxes, they found a digital camera and some computer games, still in the packaging.
The suspect was taken to the police station and questioned on the robberies and on the drugs found in the home.

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