Problem
A. Discuss the Bill of Rights and the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in regulating the police.
B. Research the case of Miranda v. Arizona. What evidence was suppressed and what difference did it make in the end? How did it affect law enforcement?
C. Why do you think the U.S. Supreme Court considered forcing Rochin (Rochin v. California) to have his stomach pumped to retrieve evidence, to be shocking; but the Court did not consider forced extraction of blood by a doctor for a man who was arrested for driving while intoxicated (Schmerber v. California) to be a violation of that man's constitutional rights? What was the difference? Do you think the cases should have been treated the same? Defend your position.
D. What are the advantages of Enhanced CAD or E911?
E. Discuss the advances in fingerprint technology and the impact they have had on police investigations.