Instructional Objectives for this activity:
-Explain law enforcement procedures beginning with initial contact with a suspect through an arrest.
-Explain rights and procedures of accused persons from initial court appearance to verdict.
-Discuss the exclusionary rule and the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
-Discuss the exclusionary rule in regard to the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.
-Discuss the exclusionary rule and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
-Discuss lawsuits against federal and state government.
-Describe civil rights actions under Title 42 of the Civil Rights Act.
Participate in the teamwork activity by completing the following:
1. Do an Internet search for the case Monell v. New York City Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978).
2. Prepare a case brief that includes facts, procedural history, issue, rule, analysis, and conclusion.