Police must have a thorough understanding of the law, custodial interrogations, search and seizure, warrant requirements, and how all of those aspects are applied to legal standards and the U.S. Constitution.
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure. The due process clause protects all citizens of the United States from loss of life, liberty, or property without proper legal processes. The exclusionary rule is the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and holds that evidence seized in violation of the U.S. Constitution cannot be used in court against a defendant.
This scenario focuses on the framework in which police officers operate in the field.
Tom and Mike are drug dealers. They don't realize it, but they are selling drugs to an undercover police officer one night on the street corner of Metha Avenue and Coke Street. After the sale is completed, the undercover officer signals for backup, and several police squad cars pull in to make the arrest. Tom punches the undercover officer, and both flee on foot through a heavily wooded area.
-What clause in the Constitution requires the government to go through the proper legal processes before depriving a citizen of the United States of life, liberty, or property?

Question

Police must have a thorough understanding of the law, custodial interrogations, search and seizure, warrant requirements, and how all of those aspects are applied to legal standards and the U.S. Constitution. 
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure. The due process clause protects all citizens of the United States from loss of life, liberty, or property without proper legal processes. The exclusionary rule is the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and holds that evidence seized in violation of the U.S. Constitution cannot be used in court against a defendant. 
This scenario focuses on the framework in which police officers operate in the field.
Tom and Mike are drug dealers. They don't realize it, but they are selling drugs to an undercover police officer one night on the street corner of Metha Avenue and Coke Street. After the sale is completed, the undercover officer signals for backup, and several police squad cars pull in to make the arrest. Tom punches the undercover officer, and both flee on foot through a heavily wooded area.
-What clause in the Constitution requires the government to go through the proper legal processes before depriving a citizen of the United States of life, liberty, or property?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

a. Correct. The due process clause protects all citizens of the United States from
b. Incorrect. The castle doctrine reflects the idea that one's home is one's castle and due process is required by the 14th Amendment to entire a home. The due process clause protects all citizens of the United States from
c. Incorrect. The silver platter doctrine allowed federal prosecutors' to use evidence obtained by state police officers in federal prosecution prior to the Supreme Court declaring this doctrine unconstitutional. The due process clause protects all citizens of the United States from
d. Incorrect. The exclusionary rule holds that evidence seized in violation of the Constitution cannot be used as evidence in court. The due process clause protects all citizens of the United States from

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