Policing Flashcards
US history of police
to enforce Jim Crow laws
4th Amendement
protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
5th Amendement
protects people from self-incrimination. “I plead the fifth!”
6th Amendment
Right to counsel (right to a lawyer, right to know who is accusing you)
14th Amendement
Equal protection clause, due process clause
Brown v. Mississippi
murder trial but the confessions were only obtained through police brutality and therefore violated the 14th amendment
Miranda v. Arizona
Miranda gave oral and written confessions but was not offered a lawyer when questioned by police
Section 8
protection from unreasonable search and seizure
Section 9
Right to not be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned
Section 10
Everyone has the right on arrest or detention to be informed of reasons, to a lawyer, to bail and release if not lawful
Section 24(2)
if your rights are violated when you are being arrested, any evidence obtained at the scene can be scrapped from evidence
R. v. Grant
the man who was walking around a school area with a gun and confesses to police. police did not inform him of his right to remain silent because he admitted it himself. s. 9 and s.10 violated
R. v. Le
Police and racial profiling, reaffirms Grant