CRMJ 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Criminal Procedure, Prisoner Abuse, Flag Desecration
30 Oct 2018
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Police officers are entrusted with a great amount of authority to protect the public and preserve peace. The police are the primary governmental agent responsible to: The police are accountable to the rule of law. The law acts as a mechanism to control and guide police behavior. The police are responsible for both public safety and protecting civil liberties. The law identifies which actions by the public are forbidden and provides the police with a basis to engage in law enforcement. Criminal procedure and civil liability are mechanisms to ensure proper police conduct. The most common rights related to policing addressed by the courts involve: Criminal procedure is concerned with two competing values: the need to protect the freedom of citizens from government tyranny, simultaneously ensuring a civil and ordered society that is free from disorder and crime. The supreme law of the land is the u. s. constitution.
