You are a new officer, just having cleared your probationary period, and you want to impress you supervisor with your aggressiveness. You spot a vehicle going 10 miles over the speed limit. It is 2 a.m. on a quiet street. You make a traffic stop and...
You are a police officer and just came upon a single-car accident at 3:00 AM in the morning, in a rural area with no houses, no witnesses, etc. The accident was caused because the operator (alone in the car) was drunk. As you approach him, he is...
Conduct research online and locate a Fourth Amendment Supreme Court case. Post a link to the case. Discuss the Fourth Amendment requirements that must be met before a search warrant will be issued. Do you think the Fourth Amendment goes far enough to protect...
During the last two decades, there has been a rapid rise in incarceration rates throughout the United States. What do you think the reasons are for this increase? Does the increase in incarceration rates align with the change in crime rates seen in the...
After reviewing some of the Laws, Treaties, and Acts enacted to stop human trafficking, how are local (municipal) police departments are proactive or reactive in combating human trafficking and any or all of its associated crimes (trafficking, exploitation,...