The Constitution and Policing

How the US Constitution shapes police work: the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, Miranda, the exclusionary rule and the leading Supreme Court cases.

LES-111 Year 1 3 credits 5 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Engineering Core

Course content

  1. 1Constitutional rights and policeComing
  2. 2Search and seizure rightsComing
  3. 3Rights on arrest and detentionComing
  4. 4Exclusion of evidenceComing
  5. 5Leading court decisionsComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

How the US Constitution shapes police work: the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, Miranda, the exclusionary rule and the leading Supreme Court cases.

Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 1.