Title: Explain constitutional limits and guarantees upon the performance of duties by criminal justice professionals.
Course: Criminal Justice II (15051-II) > Section: Preparing for a Career in Criminal Justice

Explanation should include

- definition of due process—giving an example of suspension or expulsion
- identification of the guarantees under the First Amendment and examples of how the courts have interpreted these guarantees
- identification of the way police officers must act to prevent violation of an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights
- discussion of the right against self-incrimination, using the cases of Escobedo v. Illinois and Miranda v. Arizona
- identification of the guarantees of the Sixth Amendment and how they can affect police interrogations
- discussion of the way public good may override an individual’s rights
- discussion of the way due process protects a citizen from the use of unreasonable force by an officer.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is due process?
- What is the importance of the Bill of Rights?
- Which amendments are applicable in criminal justice?
- What are the rights of the individual under the First Amendment?
- What are the rights of the individual under the Fourth Amendment?
- What are the rights of the individual under the Fifth Amendment?
- What are the rights of the individual under the Sixth Amendment?
- What are the main themes in the cases of Escobedo v. Illinois and Miranda v. Arizona?