Chapter 10: Police and the Law
Self Check Answers
Check your understanding of the chapter facts and concepts with these Self Check Answers.
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Chapter Links
Web Patrol, page 411
Miranda Warning
http://www.usscplus.com
Effective Law Enforcement
http://www.aele.org
Search and Seizure
http://www.fsu.edu
Additional Activities
Simulation Scenarios
Test your knowledge of law enforcement application with a Simulation Scenario.
Advanced Web Research
- Nolo.com is an excellent source of free legal information because it provides basic definitions and examples in an easy-to-read manner. Visit this Web site at http://www.nolo.com, and then click on "Criminal Law" in the left-hand menu. Read three items from Nolo.com's "Legal Encyclopedia" and take notes about what you have learned. Next, read "Today's Question," which addresses current criminal law topics, and answer the question before reading the Web site's answer, then compare the two.
- What three topics did you choose (give exact names and Web addresses), and what did you learn?
- Compare your answer to "Today's Question" with the Web site's answer. How did they differ?
- Check out "Penal Law: A Web" at http://wings.buffalo.edu. Read "Statutes and Other Penal Norms."
- How is the criminal law broken down?
- Which parts seemed most important to you, and why?
- Visit "Petty Offenses, Misdemeanors, and Felonies-What Class am I In?" at http://criminal-law.freeadvice.com. Read this brief page and pay special attention to petty offenses, because these are often less understood than misdemeanors but will absorb much of a patrol officer's time.
- Why is the class of a crime important?
- Explain whether or not petty offenders have the same amount of protections as felons, and how this applies to police procedures when dealing with petty offenders.
Further Exploration Links
Ethics Issues
http://www.usscplus.com
Critical Thinking Exercises #20
http://www.epic.org
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