A suspect is apprehended in a large-chain grocery store by the security guard. The suspect is placed in handcuffs and taken to the manager’s office. The police are called and advised of the situation. Officer Jones arrives at the store approximately 12 minutes later. Officer Jones takes a statement from the security guard and views the in-store camera film of the shop lifting incident. Officer Jones places the suspect under arrest, reads the suspect the Miranda warnings, and asks the suspect if he would like to make a statement. The suspect replies, “No, I would like a lawyer”. The suspect is then transported to the local jail and booked. Five (5) hours later, the suspect is interviewed by a detective who again reads him the Miranda warning. The detective then asks the suspect if he would like to talk. The suspect says, “Yes”. He eventually confesses to the crime.

Write a one  (1) page paper in which you:

1. Identify and discuss the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.
2. Discuss how the Edwards Rule is related to this situation.
3. In your opinion, determine if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.
4. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.
• Critically debate the Constitutional safeguards of key Amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments
• Explain key law enforcement regulatory procedures and rules and requirements of law enforcement in the evidence collection phase.
• Explain and debate fundamental Supreme Court cases associated with criminal procedure.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal procedure.
• Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.Points: 100

  Case Study 3: Confessions and Admissions after a Request for a Lawyer

  Criteria

   

  Unacceptable

  Below 60% F

  Meets Minimum Expectations

  60-69% D

   

  Fair

  70-79% C

   

  Proficient

  80-89% B

   

  Exemplary

  90-100% A

  1. Identify and discuss the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Weight: 35%

  Did not submit or incompletely identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Insufficiently identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Partially identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Satisfactorily identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  Thoroughly identified and discussed the constitutional amendments that would relate to this situation.

  2. Discuss how the Edwards rule is related to this situation. Weight: 25%

  Did not submit or incompletely discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Insufficiently discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Partially discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Satisfactorily discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  Thoroughly discussed how the Edwards rule is related to this situation.

  3. In your opinion, determine if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Weight: 25%

  Did not submit or incompletely determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Insufficiently determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Partially determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Satisfactorily determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  Thoroughly determined if the suspect’s confession to the detective is admissible.

  4. 2 references

  Weight: 5%

  No references provided

  Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.

  Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

  Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

  Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

  5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

  Weight: 10%

  More than 8 errors present

  7-8 errors present

  5-6 errors present

  3-4 errors present

  0-2 errors present

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Threat on Public Health

A war veteran discharged from active duty is unable to receive the medical benefits that he believes he is entitled to. He also faces problems in finding decent employment, but secures a low-level, part-time position at a local water treatment plant in a Centervale cleaning facility.

After several months on the job, with no benefits, he gets depressed. He also starts questioning the reasons behind the United States’ military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq. He feels that the United States is not justified in going to war with Afghanistan and Iraq. All these reasons increase his resentment toward the United States and its foreign policies.

In an effort to “get back” at the United States, he decides to attack the water company he works for, including the canals and major water sources, such as the Colorado River. He plans to contaminate the water so that it causes major health problems or even death, thereby resulting in the destruction of US citizens.

In his mission to carry out the attack on the water treatment facility, he decides to recruit another low-level coworker who, he believes, will help him. He tells this coworker the details of his plan, and the coworker initially agrees to help him. A few days before the plan is to be carried out the coworker gets nervous and notifies the local Centervale Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office.

The director of the FBI assigns you to monitor the situation and track the war veteran’s behavior to prevent a domestic terror attack. The Director expects a report on the disgruntled war veteran along with the potential methods by which the attacks on the water system might occur. Overall, your report should help the city of Centervale prepare for this type of attack.

Instructions:

Your final APA-formatted report should be approximately 6–8 pages long. It should include a minimum of five reference articles about water contamination or water accessibility at local water treatment plants.

As you construct your report for the Director, take the following items into consideration.

• Examine the history and events that led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Discuss how history helps us improve our responses for future events of a similar nature and creates a sturdy foundation to handle new cases similar to the attack this veteran was planning.
• Compare and contrast your war veteran to the likes of Timothy McVeigh, who was also a veteran responsible for blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
• Consider the threat that Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) cells implanted on American soil have on national security. Evaluate where and how the disgruntled war veteran might acquire the resources necessary to launch an attack on the local water treatment facility in Centervale keeping in mind that Centervale is a town of seventy five thousand residents situated outside a major metropolitan area of two million residents.
• Consider the overarching mission, role, and function of the Department of Homeland Security to protect the United States. Using the available resources, create effective strategies to verify the legitimacy of each potential terrorist resource without violating the rights of Centervale’s citizens.
• Review the preparedness measures offered by the Department of Homeland Security towards preparing the United Sates for disasters by going to the website for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at http://www.fema.gov/. You can find more specific information athttp://www.fema.gov/plan-prepare-mitigate and/or http://www.fema.gov/
  response-recovery. Select a preparedness measure and recommend how it might be useful in helping Centervale prepare for an attack on public health.