Reading Assignment for Section 4.5

Read the following subsection from our online textbook: Section 4.5: Legal Environment of Policing.

What You Will Learn

In this section, you’ll explore how the Bill of Rights protects citizens from police abuses and understand the concept of due process. You’ll learn about the exclusionary rule and the fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine, and differentiate between the everyday and legal meanings of arrest. Additionally, you’ll study landmark cases on vehicle searches, the Miranda warnings and subsequent Supreme Court decisions, and the texts and meanings of the Fourth and Eighth Amendments. Finally, you’ll discuss the issue of civil liability in policing.

Student Learning Outcomes for Section 4.5

• SLO 1: Discuss how the Bill of Rights protects citizens from abuses by police.
• SLO 2: Define due process and explain how it has been used by the federal courts to protect citizens from abuses by local and state law enforcement.
• SLO 3: Identify the origin of and explain the function of the exclusionary rule.
• SLO 4: Explain the functioning of the fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine.
• SLO 5: Compare and contrast how the everyday use of the term arrest is different from the legal meaning of the term.
• SLO 6: Summarize the landmark cases regarding searches of vehicles by police officers.
• SLO 7: Recite the Miranda warnings and describe Supreme Court decisions that have altered Miranda since it was handed down.
• SLO 8: Recite the text of the Fourth Amendment, and explain the meaning of each clause.
• SLO 9: Recite the text of the Eighth Amendment, and explain the meaning of each clause.
• SLO 10: Discuss the issue of civil liability in policing.