Criminal Justice
There are rights that every person has when it comes to the criminal justice system; so therefore, it is pertinent that you are aware of your rights. There are government laws that are put in place that are designed to protect you. There are government laws in place to enforce the civil rights that you are entitled to. Of course, each federal law is within reason. The government laws are in place so that you are protected by your civil rights, not so that you are protected from fostering a crime. The federal law does its very best to make sure that the government laws give each person the protection that they need, while still adhering to the best interest of the criminal justice system. There are two government laws that you should familiarize yourself with so that you know what civil rights you have under the government of the federal law.
1. One of the most important government laws that you should be well aware of is in regards to your Miranda rights. The federal law states that before a law enforcement officer can arrest you, they have to read you your Fifth Amendment rights. The federal law states quite specifically what those rights are. The Fifth Amendment Rights that you have include, the right to remain silent, the fact that anything said can and will be held against the individual in a court of law, they have the right to an attorney, and if the person can not afford an attorney, one will be appointed to them. There are instances in which the reading of these government laws were not stated, and the entire case or facts from the case were dismissed from the court. To avoid this, law enforcement officers make it their personal duty to comply to the federal law by reading their detainee these rights.
2. An equally important of the government laws is that of the “Search and Seizure” federal law. This is one of the government laws that relates to a person’s privacy. This federal law prevents any intrusive search that a person may receive from a law enforcement officer to a person’s home, business, vehicle, or other personal property. The federal law says that there is no reason that a law enforcement offer should be able to search any of your property unless there is a heightened level that points to the fact that you have committed a crime with a heightened level of “probable cause.” Otherwise, the federal law states that a law enforcement officer must have a search warrant or there must be an outstanding warrant for your arrest.