Explain constitutional limits and guarantees on the performance of duties by criminal justice professionals.

Explanation should include

• due process
  • examples of suspension or expulsion
  • how due process protects a citizen from the use of unreasonable force by an officer
• guarantees under the First Amendment and examples of how the courts have interpreted these guarantees
• ways to prevent the violation of an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights
• guarantees under the Fifth Amendment and landmark cases such as Escobedo v. Illinois and Miranda v. Arizona
• guarantees of the Sixth Amendment and their relevance to police interrogations.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the importance of the Bill of Rights?
• When can “for the good of the public” override an individual’s rights?