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New Week 325
Question 1:
To successfully complete this question, you will need to refer to the information
contained in:
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The article, “Overview of the Police Use of Force.” (https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/overviewpolice-use-force)
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Please respond to the following in a substantive post:
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Consider this scenario: You are a police officer. You stop a vehicle, and the subject immediately jumps
out with his right hand hidden behind his back. He begins to run toward your patrol vehicle.
? Would you or wouldn’t you pull your weapon? Why or why not?
Consider the continuation of this scenario: You command the subject to stop. The subject continues
to advance quickly on you.
? Would you or wouldn’t you shoot the subject, not knowing for sure whether he has a firearm
hidden behind his back? Why or why not?
Be sure to provide full citations and references
Question 2:
To successfully complete this this question, you will need to:
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Use the Internet to conduct independent research on Miranda rights, including spontaneous
statements.
Please respond to the following in a substantive post:
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Outline a brief history of Miranda v. Arizona.
Explain how the Miranda rule affects law enforcement procedures for the interrogation and
questioning of suspects.
Be sure to provide full citations and references.
Question 3:
Police officers can:
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Order the driver and passengers out of a vehicle.
Ask the driver and occupants for proper identification.
Examine the vehicle’s VIN number to verify it matches the plates.
Please respond to the following in a substantive post:
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Consider this scenario:
? Officers Ortega and Marrow made a traffic stop after a vehicle failed to stop for a red light at
Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard. The officers approached the vehicle. Using their
flashlights, they observed two males in the front seat. Officer Ortega then noticed what
appeared to be a plastic bag on the floorboard of the vehicle’s passenger side. The officers
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then ordered the occupants out of the vehicle, and they searched and detained both
individuals. Upon searching the driver, Officer Marrow found a handgun in his waistband.
The officers proceeded to arrest the driver for carrying a concealed weapon. They placed the
driver in the back of their police vehicle. The officers then focused on the plastic bag in the
front compartment. Testing showed the plastic bag contained white powder cocaine. The
officers then placed the passenger under arrest for possession of narcotics. They also
impounded the vehicle.
Address these questions:
? Was the arrest of the driver legal? Why or why not?
? Was it legal for the officers to search the vehicle and obtain the plastic bag? Why or why not?
? Was the arrest of the passenger legal? Why or why not?
Be sure to provide full citations and references.
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