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Unit 9 Housekeeping Final Essays—Due Date: August 9 No Seminar next week Review for Finals Time to kick it in gear
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Thug Code Decline in morals and manners Outward Signs: obscene language, sleazy dress, sexual promiscuity, vulgarity, and incivility Behavior is not limited to the poor, uneducated Behavior can be found in all racial/ethnic groups and in both males and females
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Social Stigma Informal control mechanisms that approve or disapprove of certain conduct Need to know how it can positively and negatively effect police departments Need to support with examples
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Racial Profiling Definition: “the detention, interdiction or other disparate treatment of any person on the basis of their racial or ethnic status or characteristics.” Dellatre 2006, p. 378. Police may legitimately stop or arrest a suspect based on race if – The suspect fits the witnesses’ description – The police officer has probable cause or a reasonable suspicion
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Terrorism How has terrorism affected the police mission? What are some of the disagreements within law enforcement regarding the fight against terrorism?
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Guantanamo Bay Detainees Can they use the U.S. Courts to contest their detention? If we close Guantanamo Bay, what do we do with the detainees? Are they entitled to a trial or can they be held indefinitely as “enemy combatants?
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Military Tribunals vs. Federal Courts Where do we try suspected terrorists? The controversy over trial of 9/11 leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 Co- defendants in New York federal court What’s the difference?
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Federal Court Bars the use of evidence obtained by coercion Hearsay inadmissible unless it fits under a recognized exception 6 th Amendment Right to Confront Witnesses Credibility: Federal Judges are independent and the Judiciary is a co-equal branch of government
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Military Tribunals New Law bars the use of evidence obtained by torture or other harsh interrogation techniques, but coerced testimony may be admissible in limited circumstances Allows greater use of hearsay evidence Right to Confront witnesses relaxed—may use written statements Credibility: Military Judges independent?
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