Case Study 1: The Officer and the Drug Arrest Officer Jones is a veteran officer with the Smithville police department. He received information that a citizen living in the local housing project was selling drugs. This information was conveyed to Officer Jones by an anonymous caller to the officer on his personal cell phone. Officer Jones immediately went to the housing project and stopped the citizen as he was leaving his apartment. Officer Jones searched the citizen and found drugs. Note : You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you: Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Jones’ actions. In your own opinion, discuss if you support his actions or not. Justify your answer using the appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents.  Analyze the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’ actions.  Determine whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be established. Provide a rationale for your response. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note : Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.  Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments. Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops. Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.  Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights finds its roots in documents such as the British Magna Carta of 1215 AD. It was one of the first documents that provided the common man independence from a monarch. It did imply that the federal government’s law dominated all others; however, it gave each state control of any laws outside of those reserved to the federal government. The Bill of Rights acts as a blueprint that every individual state uses to protect the rights of individual citizens. In this assignment, you will utilize the various concepts found in the Bill of Rights to provide the foundation of the various sections of the question. Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you: Compare and contrast two (2) of t ...

1. Case Study 1: The Officer and the Drug Arrest
Officer Jones is a veteran officer with the Smithville police
department. He received information that a citizen living in the
local housing project was selling drugs. This information was
conveyed to Officer Jones by an anonymous caller to the officer
on his personal cell phone. Officer Jones immediately went to
the housing project and stopped the citizen as he was leaving
his apartment. Officer Jones searched the citizen and found
drugs.
Note
: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions
needed for the completion of this assignment.
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern
Officer Jones’ actions. In your own opinion, discuss if you
support his actions or not. Justify your answer using the
appropriate case law and Supreme Court precedents.
Analyze the validity and constitutionality of Officer Jones’
actions.
Determine whether or not Officer Jones’ actions were justified
by any of the three (3) ways whereby probable cause can be
established. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least two (2) quality references.
Note

2. : Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest
through trial.
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key
Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and
14th Amendments.
Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches,
and stops.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using
proper writing mechanics.

3. Assignment 1: Procedural Law and the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights finds its roots in documents such as the
British Magna Carta of 1215 AD. It was one of the first
documents that provided the common man independence from a
monarch. It did imply that the federal government’s law
dominated all others; however, it gave each state control of any
laws outside of those reserved to the federal government. The
Bill of Rights acts as a blueprint that every individual state uses
to protect the rights of individual citizens. In this assignment,
you will utilize the various concepts found in the Bill of Rights
to provide the foundation of the various sections of the
question.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Compare and contrast two (2) of the sources of rights and
fundamental principles found in the United States’ legal system
as outlined by the text.
Critically analyze and discuss two (2) steps of the criminal
justice process from arrest to imprisonment.
Identify and discuss the particular amendment related to arrest,
search and seizures.
Compare and contrast the concepts of probable cause and
reasonable suspicion. In your own words, explain how they are
similar or different.
Examine and discuss the two (2) examples in which the
exclusionary rule may not apply.

4. Identify and discuss one (1) contemporary issue or case law
related to the use of force.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest
through trial.
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key
Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and
14th Amendments.
Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches,

5. and stops.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
the criminal procedure.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using
proper writing mechanics.
Case Study 2: Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and
Border Searches as They Relate to Search and Seizures
Officer Jones asked the neighborhood’s regular trash collector
to put the content of the defendant’s garbage that was left on
the curb in plastic bags and to turn over the bags to him at the
end of the day. The trash collector did as the officer asked in
order to not mix the garbage once he collected the defendant’s
garbage. The officer searched through the garbage and found
items indicative of narcotics use. The officer then recited the
information that was obtained from the trash in an affidavit in
support of a warrant to search the defendant’s home. The officer
encountered the defendant at the house later that day upon
execution of the warrant. The officer found quantities of
cocaine and marijuana during the search and arrested the
defendant on felony narcotics charges.
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern
Officer Jones’ actions.
Analyze the validity and constitutionality of officer’s Jones’

6. actions.
Discuss if Officer Jones’ actions were justified under the
doctrines of plain view, abandonment, open fields, or border
searches.
Use at least two (2) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest
through trial.
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key
Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and
14th Amendments.

7. Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches,
and stops.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using
proper writing mechanics.
Case Study 3: Confessions and Admissions after a Request for a
Lawyer
A suspect is apprehended in a large-chain grocery store by the
security guard. The suspect is placed in handcuffs and taken to
the manager’s office. The police are called and advised of the
situation. Officer Jones arrives at the store approximately 12
minutes later. Officer Jones takes a statement from the security
guard and views the in-store camera film of the shop lifting
incident. Officer Jones places the suspect under arrest, reads the
suspect the Miranda warnings, and asks the suspect if he would
like to make a statement. The suspect replies, “No, I would like
a lawyer”. The suspect is then transported to the local jail and
booked. Five (5) hours later, the suspect is interviewed by a
detective who again reads him the Miranda warning. The
detective then asks the suspect if he would like to talk. The
suspect says, “Yes”. He eventually confesses to the crime.
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
Identify and discuss the constitutional amendments that would
relate to this situation.
Discuss how the Edwards Rule is related to this situation.

8. In your opinion, determine if the suspect’s confession to the
detective is admissible.
Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not qualify as academic resources
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest
through trial.
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key
Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and
14th Amendments
Explain key law enforcement regulatory procedures and rules
and requirements of law enforcement in the evidence collection
phase.

9. Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated
with criminal procedure.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
the criminal procedure.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using
proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 2: Constitutional Rights
The constitutional rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights are
most highly protected during the trial stage of a criminal
proceeding. This is when the adversarial process, which
characterizes the U.S. criminal justice process, is at its peak.
Analyze and evaluate the steps which would bring an individual
to trial beginning with the arrest phase of the process.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Identify and discuss the four (4) elements of arrest.
Identify and discuss the four (4) requirements for search and
seizure with a warrant.
Explain the various aspects of the plain view doctrine.
Compare and contrast the various means of identifying suspects.
Summarize the basic constitutional rights of the accused during

10. trial.
Use at least four (4) quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic
resources
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key
Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and
14th Amendments.
Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated
with criminal procedure.
Define and describe Constitutional laws and the court
procedure.

11. Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated
with criminal procedure.