Our founding fathers created a document called the Constitution of the United States of America, to establish the national government and fundamental laws, and it also outlined basic rights for citizens. It was signed into effect on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where it was presided over by General George Washington. This legal document has withstood the test of time and has laid the foundation for law enforcement today. When one becomes a Police Office, they take an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution and to ensure all citizens of this country are treated equally, and their rights are not infringed upon. It is my duty as a Police Officer to enforce all laws whether my personal …show more content…
Police Officers, myself included, should seriously consider the oath that they are taking. In laymen’s terms, the oath is really considered a contract with the public and could be used against an officer is they fail to do what the Constitution states. On the other hand, if an officer uses the Constitution correctly, they will receive greater respect and public support. Most officers will always be able to recall the basic information of the Constitution, such as “We the People”, or freedom of speech, religion or press, or right to bear arms, or even be free from unreasonable search and seizure. But most of us will not recall where those freedoms and rights are discussed in the Constitution. If someone says an officer violated his fifth amendment, most officers are not going to know what that amendment was, or how it was violated. The best way for any Police Officer can “support, obey and defend the Constitution” is by knowing what it says, understanding it, and knowing its history, structure and most importantly, it’s content. What I will strive to do as a Police Officer is to always operate in an ethical manner and follow procedures that respect and do not violate people’s rights and by defending the rights of all, even when a person’s actions and offenses make it seem they are unworthy of having any rights as an American Citizen and protecting them is difficult and
Argument: Detective Willis’ questioning of the after Captain Wilson’s request for an attorney was not in violation Captain Wilson’s Fifth Amendment rights. The Fifth Amendment is applicable to this case because there was government action involved. In addition, Captain Wilson was by definition in custody because he was arrested and taken to the police station where the suspect lost his freedom of action. Officer Heinrichs informed Captain Wilson of his Miranda rights and began questioning. While Captain Wilson was indecisive to either remain silent or follow his commanders advice, he did not invocate his right to remain silent clear and unambiguous to the police officers. That is why the questioning continued for another thirty minutes. Once Captain Wilson clearly implied “I am going to call a lawyer right now” is when the police officers ceased questioning immediately. As for Captain Wilsons statements to the undercover police detective “Jim”, are admissible under the Fifth Amendment. “Jim’s” question to Captain Wilson of why he was in jail is not in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Captain Wilson still had knowledge of his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent because Officer Heinrich recently gave Wilson’s Miranda rights during their questioning. In addition, Miranda rights are only applicable during a custodial interrogation. Where in this matter, there was no custodial interrogation. “Jim” was not interrogating Captain Wilson. “Jim” was asking a
The fifth amendment tells us “you have the right to remain silent” that basically came from the case of Miranda vs Arizona. In 1963 Ernesto Miranda was arrested and charged with kidnapping, rape and armed robbery. This case was known to be the first tried to jury in Arizona. The main point of this case of Miranda vs Arizona is about neglecting the fifth amendment right to the convict, which gives the right to remain silent and acquire an attorney to protect his rights. It reflects the importance of civilian’s rights. Sometimes police and prosecutors intimidate and force the defendant to confess a guilty of crime to their convince and to increase their popularity of the efficiency of police department. But the law says no person is guilty of a crime until proven otherwise. This case gives us a clear picture of American judicial system. If the defendants are deprived of their rights they can fall to the conviction of a crime very easily the crime which they did not commit.
In order to diminish police brutality, excessive force, and prejudice behaviors in the police officers, several actions must be set in motion. The police hiring process, training, in-field monitoring, and disciplinary actions must be adjusted to eliminate discriminatory actions against citizens. Likewise, it is a necessity for citizens to be informed of their rights, civil liberties, and how they can resolve corruption within the justice system. These actions seek to shrink the number of minorities who are racial profiled and brutalized by police officers. A more stringent hiring process, it will help curtail unethical and unprofessional police officers. Police training must be altered so that situations are handled safely and impartial. In-field monitoring with eliminate police officers from managing to catch police officers who brutality handle citizens. Disciplinary actions help to prosecute police officers to break the law. Lastly, if citizen are informed of what they should about corrupt police officers and a poor justice systems.
America as a people gloat when it comes to our freedoms we think we have it better than every other country out there but the protectors of our freedom are becoming fear and hated because of the injustices committed by certain officers. Some say life of an officer is hard because they do not know if they will ever see their family again after they drive out of their house in the morning, others might say every officer knows what they were signing up for so they should not be pitied. Police officers face dangers everyday but profiling and racially motivated brutality is not justifiable and officers should be severely punished for committing these crimes.
The United States Constitution is a document created by our founding fathers to give people rights and the government responsibilities. The laws and regulations in this document must be follow and abide by every single person that lives in this country, and the government has the obligation to enforce it. Unfortunately, because of the time in which it was written and the language that it was used many amendments and clauses are left for interpretation creating controversy as to the meaning of it. The biggest challenge is to keep this document, which was written hundreds of years ago, current to this day and age. It’s important to remember that back when the constitution was written the population was significantly
On Tuesday, September 23rd, I had the opportunity to do a ride along with the Takoma Park police department. My ride along was quite interesting. I rode with Officer Carl, a twenty-six-year-old officer who has been with the police department for six months. During the ride along we engaged in so many conversations concerning his work routine, and some the important things to be aware of as a police officer. Officer Carl and I were about the same age group so I felt much comfortable talking to him. Before I went for the ride along I had a different perspective about police work, I thought police work was much amusing and entertaining, but after the ride along with Officer Carl, I have realized that there is much more to police work and it often
...ained in their questioning. Officers commonly have small cards with the Miranda warnings on them so they don’t forget or skip over a part of ones right, if this does occur evidence still cannot be properly obtained because the person was not fully warned of all their rights. Currently, the only unwarned questioning that can occur is if the officer believes the public is in some type of danger. For example, if police come across a man standing in a convenience store that fits the description of recent thefts in a nearby neighborhood and the man runs once police confront him and is later caught and searched, when upon the search they realize he has an empty shoulder holster. In this scenario the public is in potential danger, the police can ask him where the gun is hidden without reading the man his rights and it would not be violating his Fifth Amendment rights.
In more extreme cases, officers may obstruct justice and lie under the oath to save themselves or a fellow officer from discipline and prosecution (Holbert & Rosa 69). Despite police not taking fault in their actions and going against the oath, it gives government official a bad reputation in the moto of protecting and serving their
At some point in our lives, everybody eventually comes in contact with a law enforcement officer, some people for different reasons. Law enforcement officers work around the clock to keep citizens safe. Many people do not know a lot of things about law enforcement, some of those will be discussed. Those topics are agency administration, issues with law enforcement in today’s society, and law enforcement history.
The basic duties of a probation officer is to meet with the offenders they have been assigned to anywhere from once a week to once a month, this will continue until the offender has reached the end of their probation. The court will make the recommendations that will allow the offender to be put on probation and will also make a ruling as to how often the offender will report.
I am applying to the Master of Arts program in Criminal Justice at Lewis University, because I want to further my education in this field of study. The Criminal Justice field is changing day by day. I must admit that it is somewhat by accident that I find myself driven towards the field of Criminal Justice. I have always enjoyed watching and reading news article on what is going on with my city. When I was young, I thought I was going to major in Computer Science in Undergrad, but quickly that was changed. My advisor at College of DuPage told me to take a class in Criminal Justice, which I did, that could have been the best decision for me. I became quickly became fascinated with a growing interest in Criminal justice. When I transfer to Lewis University my Knowledge of the field grew, and so did my curiosity about how much I can do with this degree.
Young people and the police have, for many years, experienced a tense and confrontational relationship (Borgquist & Johnson et al., 1995). This has led to a great wealth of literature based upon the notion of police-youth interaction. Much of this literature has tended to focus upon juvenile criminality and the reasons why young people commit such seemingly high levels of crime. Whilst the relationship between young people and the police force has been widely theorised and explained, there is very little literature on juvenile attiudes towards the police. Research that concerns societies attitudes towards the police force tends to focus upon the views and opinions of adults (Hurst and Frank, 2000). In this first section of my literature review I am going to focus upon work that allows us to gain a deeper understanding of why young people are so important when looking at crime. This section will allow us to comprehend the ways in which, literature suggests, young people view the police. This knowledge will provide a basis for my research in which I look more specifically at youth attitudes towards PCSO’s.
Police Officers Oath of Office and Code of Ethics, A Question of knowledge Richard W. Deshon (2000) retrieved from: www.emich.edu/cerns/downloads/papers/PoliceStaff/
Over time law enforcement has been a growing and advancing field. From the beginning of its existence in the United States it has grown from the simple “community watch” style of law to the now complex and multilevel force we know today. Just as our law enforcement has developed and changed, so have our laws. It is the responsibility of each level of law enforcement to ensure those laws that are respective to their level be enforced. Each level has a great jurisdiction and, in some cases, a different set of laws they must enforce.
As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice.