Landmark Cases and Police Corruption

Landmark Cases

Legal cases producing major changes in the justice system's operations

Which Amendment promoting protection against unreasonable searches and seizures?

4th Amendment

State R

Insufficient context provided

Define Exclusionary Rule

Evidence illegally seized by police in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights cannot be used in trial.

Weeks Vs. U.S.

First Supreme Court case leading to the creation of the Exclusionary Rule, related to search and seizure by Federal officers

Writ of Certoroti

Allows appellate (higher court) to review the record of a lower court case

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine

Legal principle excluding any evidence developed as a result of an illegal search and seizure from trial

Mapp V. Ohio

Supreme Court ruling applying the exclusionary rule to the states

Searches Incident To Arrest

Permitted police search without a warrant of arrested individuals and areas around the arrestee's immediate control for officer safety

Police Subculture

Shared values, beliefs, and forms of behavior within the police force

How do the new officers enter the SUB Culture?

Socialization is used to have police officers recruited into the subculture.

What is Police Corruption and, what are the two key elements of the definition of Police Corruption?

Involves the misuse of authority and personal gain

Who developed the concept of the police working personalities?

Concept developed by Jermone Skolnick

Meat Eating Corruption

Identified by the Knapp Commission, involving actively seeking illicit money-making opportunities

Define Grass Eater and give an example.

Grass Eater involves a officer in minor illegitimate activities occurring in the normal course of police work

The most serious type of police corruption

The Denial of Civil Rights

What does the FBI consider an important strategy to combat new officers?

Increasing ethics training as an important strategy to combat new officers

What branch is tasked with investigating charges of wrongdoing involving members of the police department?

Internal Affairs