Explain the Brady Act, and its application to police discipline.
What will be an ideal response?
The U.S Supreme Court decision Brady v. Maryland (1963) established that in a criminal case the accused has a right to any exculpatory evidence–that is, any evidence in the government's possession that is favorable to the accused and is material to either guilt or punishment. Agencies are thus encouraged to review all officers' personnel files to determine if any of them has a disciplinary history that would seriously impeach his or her credibility as a witness. Any such information should also be made available to the prosecutor before such officers are allowed to testify in a criminal prosecution.
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a. Deciding whether to bail or detain defendants b. Presiding over grand jury reviews c. Negotiating guilty pleas with defense lawyers d. All of these choices
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
The essence of hate crimes is that they are motivated by bias against the victim’s race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
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A. due process B. seizures C. search technology D. surveillance
Proponents of new "castle laws" warn that they are a license to kill
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false