After reading Mapp v. Ohio (1961) [Book 2], explain the following
In 300 words, answer those two questions below:
After reading Mapp v. Ohio (1961) [Book 2], explain the following: (a) what constitutional amendment is being discussed in the case, and what right (s) does it cover? (b) What did the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in this case and why? (c) The Court must balance the protection of the rights of individuals against the welfare of society. If the police had not searched Mapp’s house, they would never have found the obscene material. With this in mind, do you think Mapp’s rights or society should have been more critical? Explain
After reading about Hudson v. Michigan (2006), Herring v. United States (2009) and Davis v. The United States (2011) [Book 1], answer the following: Several scholars have suggested that following Hudson, Herring and Davis, the police have little to lose and much to gain by violating the rights of Fourth Amendment suspects. Assuming that these scholars are correct, what are the possible costs and benefits of this new reality? Again, thinking that this is true, how could this new fact influence the criminal justice system and crime?
Instructions: Responses must be at least 300 words.
You must answer the questions thoroughly and cite all relevant assigned readings for that week (using APA format).
You may also refer to outside sources as long as they are scholarly (e.g., peer-reviewed journals) and/or reputable (e.g., article from The New York Times, chapter from another textbook). DO NOT refer to or incorporate information from extremely unreliable sources (e.g., Wikipedia, TMZ, and The Onion).
Posts must be well written, free of grammatical errors, relevant to the topic, and demonstrate critical thinking and analysis.
Required Textbooks:POLICING: Searches; Surveillance; Profiling
Readings Book 1 – Hemmens (2014): Chapters 1 & 4, Book 2 – Israel et al. (2016): Chapter 3
1. Hemmens, C. (2014). Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice: Readings, 2nd Edition.
Oxford University Press. (ISBN: 9780199355334)
2. Israel, J. H., Kamisar, Y., LaFave, W. R., King, N. J., & Primus, E. B. (2016).
Criminal Procedure and the Constitution: Leading Supreme Court Cases and Introductory
Text. West Academic Publishing. (ISBN: 9781634607544)
B. Suggested Readings:
1. D’Argenio, C., Owens, D., & Chin, J. (2012). Contemporary Issues in Criminal
Justice. Looseleaf Law Publications. (ISBN: 9781608850341)
2. Garner, B. (2011). Black’s Law Dictionary. West. (ISBN: 9780314275448)
3. Reiman, J., & Leighton, P. (2012). The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison:
Ideology, Class & Criminal Justice. Routledge. (ISBN: 9780205137725)
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Question 1
The article discusses the fourth amendment to the United States Constitution. The bill does not allow unreasonable seizures and searches. It also does not permit a law enforcer to get a search warrant unless they have a full description of the premises in question and what they are searching. The article also discusses the fourteenth amendment of the same constitution.
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