miranda rights Tag

It’s hard to believe that in the moment a person is being arrested by the police, the police are also reading them Miranda Rights to remind them of their rights so they can protect themselves from the police and prosecution later on, so they are...

While the police protect the public and promote peace and safety in the streets, their authority still has limitations. The people still have rights. The people must abide by the law, but so must the police. And they cannot, in any circumstance, abuse their power...

Just because someone commits a crime, gets caught, and gets arrested doesn’t mean they lose all their rights and become defenseless. Arrested individuals earn some rights to protect themselves during this time, especially when they are most vulnerable to the police. Two of the greatest rights...

It’s important to understand the differences between being detained and being arrested because a person’s rights will change under each situation. Detention The police have reasonable suspicion to stop an individual for a short period of time. The police suspect that the individual was involved in,...