Police Behavior and Actions Discussion
Police behaviours and actions significantly determine the proceeding and outcomes of both civil and criminal cases. The U.S constitution has created provisions which control the actions of the men in uniform. This paper gives an insight of the amendments that have been provided by the law to check on behaviours of police.
The Fifth Amendment provides a variety of protections to defendants both inside and out of the court. It's guaranteed that no one is supposed to be forced to testify against himself. This amendment helps to control coercion in police, which is a common phenomenon, especially during arrests and interrogations. An individual who believes there are innocent can take the fifth; this will prevent them from incriminating themselves. The provision also requires that anyone put on trial first must be formally indicted by a grand jury, and also guarantees that no can be called on trial the same case twice (double jeopardy clause).
The Fourth Amendment, protect citizens from unsubstantiated harassment by the police. Police officers are not any position to arrest or search through their personal property, without first receiving a warrant. A warrant is court order approving the search or seizure upon a plausible cause of wrongdoing. This amendment ensures that citizens are not in any circumstance fall victim of police brutality and harassment. The ultimate goal of these provisions is to safeguard people’s rights to privacy and freedom from peremptory government intrusions.
The sixth amendment, like the fifth, focuses on preventing possible abuses of the criminal systems. The police also happen to be part of the criminal system. These provision guarantees accused citizen’s to a speedy and public trial. It also provides the right to know what charges are made against them, to cross-examine the hostile witness and be represented by a lawyer in court. These amendments has significantly controlled the behaviours’ of the police and upheld the rule of law in the long …
