Compare and contrast interrogation during a stop based on reasonable suspicion and one after arrest
What will be an ideal response?
When an officer detains someone based on reasonable suspicion, the officer may briefly question the person who has been detained. Miranda warnings are not required. Proceeding without the warnings gives the officer a better chance of obtain information than he/she would have had if the suspect was given the Miranda warnings. On the other hand, the questioning must be brief.
When a person is under arrest he/she is in custody; Miranda warnings must be given before the person can be questioned. Giving the Miranda warnings makes it more likely that the suspect will recognize his/her right to refuse to answer questions. If the suspect waives his/her rights, the questioning can continue until either the officer or the suspect stops it. The Supreme Court, in the Miranda decision, viewed questioning in the police station as inherently coercive. To balance the scales, the court ruled that Miranda warnings were required before police could conduct custodial interrogation.
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Discretionary release is granted by ________
a. probation officers b. a parole board c. a judge d. statute
Recent court rulings have broadened the scope of Miranda and have reduced police leeway in their actions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is the name given to the belief that even organizations that were originally proposed to be based upon democratically oriented philosophies eventually come to be dominated by a small, self-serving group of people who have achieved positions of power?
A) Thin Blue Line B) Iron Law of Oligarchy C) zero-tolerance policing D) none of the above
Inmates are in their cells most of the day and are rarely allowed to move across the prison compound
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.