Question: 1. You and your partner are members of a narcotics street unit. Your partner is eager to make a bust and is very motivated and exuberant. During your street prowl you pick up a local prostitute who your partner immediately shakes down and finds a vial of cocaine in her purse. At the time she was not under arrest and was not asked for consent to the search. Before you can respond he tells her that if she sets up her dealer she will not get busted for the cocaine possession. Your partner then tells her that if the dealer is not holding any cocaine she is to plant the vial of cocaine in his pocket so the police can find it there when they do the arrest.
Please include answers in your main posting for the following questions. Support your answers with your research. You must provide meaningful feedback to the main postings of at least two of your classmates.
• Identify the issues your partner has that relate to the exclusionary rule.
• What aspects of this action may shock the conscience of the court?
• What ensuing evidence found based on this operation may be discarded as "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree".
3-5 paragraphs
2. In a white paper of 5-6 pages to be presented to the newly assigned investigators, please include responses to the bulleted issues listed below. It is critical that when you make a statement of fact in your presentation that you cite the reference you obtained the information from in the text of the paper and that the reference is included in your reference page. As always your paper will be submitted in the APA format current edition. No abstract is required as this is a short position paper but a title page, reference page, and appropriate running header with page numbers are necessary.
• Assignment Guidelines
• Address the following in 5-6 pages:
• Describe the "Exclusionary Rule" and what it is meant to protect the citizens of this country from.
• What are the benefits of the Exclusionary Rule? Explain.
• Identify at least two methods of demonstrative evidence which would explain the concept of "Best Evidence". You may use scenarios to describe the theory of Best Evidence.
• Explain to the newly appointed investigators the absolute adherence to avoiding any evidentiary issue that would result in a "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" violation. Explain the ramifications and results of such a violation. Use at least two scenarios to demonstrate this issue.
• Explain to the new investigators the idea behind the courts displeasure with issues like the Christian Burial Speech. What might it mean in the long run to a serious case just as it did with Brewer v. Williams.
• Explain the types of behavior that may result in the application of the Shocking the Conscience of the Court Test. Provide at least one scenario as demonstrative instruction.
• Provide instruction that coercion is a clear violation of the constitution. What areas are violated and what types of behavior are considered coercion.
• What are the liabilities of the Exclusionary Rule? Explain.
• What types of errors can occur? Explain
• What ramifications can result from these errors? Explain.
• Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Note: For this exercise do not involve military use of water boarding on enemy combatants. That is another issue that your investigators will not have to face.
3. In this assignment, you must complete a white paper plan identifying and describing different types of disasters. In addition, you must explain why natural hazards are difficult for emergency managers to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from.
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in 3-5 pages:
• Generally speaking, what are natural disasters? Explain.
• What are the various types of natural disasters? Select 3 and answer the following:
o How do they occur? Explain.
o What type of and how much damage can be sustained? Explain.
o What unique challenges are present during each of your selected disasters? Explain in detail.
o What types of challenges are present across the entire spectrum of natural disasters?
• Generally speaking, what are technological disasters? Explain.
• Consider serious industrial accidents and acts of terrorism for the following tasks:
o Provide and briefly describe 1 example of a terrorist attack other than the attacks of September 11, 2001.
o Provide and briefly describe 1 example of an accidental, man-made disaster.
o How and why do they occur? Explain.
o What type of and how much damage can be sustained? Explain.
o What challenges are presented to first responders in the wake of an industrial accident or terrorist attack? Explain in detail.
• Be sure to reference all of your sources using APA style.
4. In 4-5 paragraphs, address the following:
• In your own words, describe the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and provide explanations and examples for each aspect of the mission.
o Do you feel its mission statement is sufficient for the nation's emergency management operations? Why or why not?
• Describe the role that the states typically play, and provide examples of how states fulfill their roles.
o How important do you feel is FEMA's role in emergency management? Explain.
• In describing the roles that are played at each level, please also compare and contrast the roles that are played at each level with the
other 2 levels.
o Which responsibilities that are held by the state regarding emergency management do you feel are the most critical? Why?
o With regard to the NRF, which group of first responders is the most important for successful emergency response procedures (you must select one)? Why?
5. Address the following in 2-3 pages:
• Who holds the most authority and responsibility in emergency management? Why?
• What is the primary purpose of the state and federal levels in regard to emergency management responses? Explain.
• What is the role of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in regard to emergency management responses? Explain.
• What is the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in regard to emergency management responses? Explain.
• Provide and describe 2-3 examples of federal, state, local, and private integration efforts, and explain why they were successful in their emergency responses.
• Be sure to reference all of your sources using APA style.