summary judgment dismissing the due process claim against them. They argued that they have qualified immunity from the suit. 5. Main Issue: Is the pending motion for summary judgment is whether, on these facts, the police officers are entitled to a qualified immunity from suit? Today qualified immunity is almost the norm unless," it has been authoritatively decided that certain conduct is forbidden." Did officer's violate a clearly established constitutional obligation to obtain medical care for
different, profiling is an issue in the world to today and needs to be controlled. II. Section 1: Racial Profiling A. Paragraph 1: 1. “Racial profiling can be defined as any police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the actions of an individual or evidence that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being involved in criminal activity”(Quezzaire). 2: Racial profiling has been a matter of debate for decades it wasn’t
Police chiefs and sheriffs in the United States do have similarities, while there are notable differences and these similarities and differences are revealed, primarily, through their qualifications and selection methods, and duties, roles and responsibilities. Qualifications vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, as well as the methods by which chiefs of police are selected. However, sheriffs are selected in most locations via election, but there are jurisdictions where they are appointed (Peak
Case Brief: Estate of Konerak Sinthasomphone v. City of Milwaukee, 838 F. Supp. 1320 (1993). Facts: On May 27, 1990 Konerak Sinthasomphone, a 14 year old Laotian male, was befriended by Jeffrey Dahmer. Dahmer convinced the young boy to return with him to his apartment and let Dahmer take photos of him. Once in the apartment Sinthasomphone posed for several photos. Dahmer subsequently drugged Sinthasomphone placing him in a deep sleep. At some point Dahmer drilled a hole in Sinthasomphone’s head and
In fact the FBI's intervention was the first of its kind, raises plenty of concerns regarding free expression.( Harrington, 1989) The true threat of f*** the police was not to encourage killingly police officers. It was the officers being laughed out of the hood and losing their authority to provide punitive leverage to the moral panic circulating through the political and popular culture of the era.(Harrington,1989) The group tried to invoke their First Amendment rights to the officers, but the
Name of the Case: Sinthasomphone by Sinthasomphone v. City of Milwaukee Citation: 838 F. Supp. 1320 Date Decided: 1993 Facts: Jeffrey Dahmer met Konerak Sinthasomphone, a 14 year male, on May 26, 1991. Sinthasomphone agreed to go to Dahmer’s apartment and receive money from Dahmer for posing for photographs in the nude or semi-nude. Dahmer did photograph Sinthasomphone and provided him with a drink that caused Sinthasomphone to become unconscious. Dahmer caused Sinthasomphone to sustain a serious
LaShelle Dam CRJ 123 – 10:30 AM Sept. 27, 2015 CASE BRIEF CASE: Illinois v. Perkins, 496 U.S. 292 (1990) SUMMARY OF THE FACTS: The respondent spoke to an undercover government agent disguised as an inmate while imprisoned for charges irrelevant to a murder that agent was investigating. Respondent’s statements implicated he was involved in the murder the agent was pursuing. Respondent was soon charged with the murder. Miranda warnings were not given during their conversations; therefore, respondent
be reasonable under the circumstances. In order to be found guilty of false arrest, the officer must act beyond the reach of their powers. For example, if someone lied to the police in a statement and mentioned another person in that statement, telling the police that the person mentioned was guilty of a crime. If the police arrested
performances are ethical and moral (Peak, Gaines, & Glensor, 2010). First-line supervisors in particular (sergeants), are the most influential position in a law enforcement agency. A police sergeant is the direct link to the way an officer accomplishes the department’s vision, mission, and values (More & Miller, 2015). Police supervisors of all ranks have a duty to supervise a subordinate, and failure to act accordingly
8th in 1994, the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, was found lying dead with a Remington Model 11 20-gauge shotgun across his chest. He had reportedly been dead for three days. The case was not seen as suspicious and the initial case was concluded as a suicide and closed by Seattle Police Department. Since the death of the Nirvana front man in 1994, there has been several people that have dedicated their lives to prove that Kurt Cobain did not commit suicide, but was brutally executed