Instruction
First, after reading the article by Gaub and colleagues (2016), in your opinion, do body cameras make a police officer's job easier or more difficult? Take a position either way and point to various aspects of the article bolster your position. Next, identify one potential challenge that police administrators might have in requiring rank-and-file officers to wear body cameras. How could this potential problem be handled effectively. It should be evident that you have reflected upon this article. Next, please point to one aspect of the article, "Don't Tase Me Bro," that you believe criminal justice administrators should pay particular attention to. Be sure to explain why you feel this aspect of the article is significant. Also, of all the various cases involving tasers that were mentioned in Vidisha Worley's (2010) article, which did you find to be the most interesting; and in your opinion, what does this particular case tell us about the evolving role of technology and legal issues related to policing? Be specific. Next, in you opinion, was Maryland v. King decided correctly? Is taking a DNA sample of an arrestee's cheek swab a legitimate police booking procedure that is no different than fingprinting or taking an arrestee's photograph? Be sure to fully support your answer. And, why do you suppose so many U.S. Supreme Court cases are 5-4 decision, as this one was? Can Supreme Court Justices truly be objective and apply the law, or is it impossible for these actors to be truly insulated from political pressures and realities? Elaborate.
Finally, please pose a critical thinking question to your peers.
Please read the following articles:
Gaub, Janne E.; Choate, David E.; Todak, Natalie; Katz, Charles M.; White, Michael D. (2016). "Officer Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras Before and After Deployment," Police Quarterly, Vol. 19, 3: 275-302.
Worley, Vidisha Barua. "Don't Tase me bro." Criminal Law Bulletin.
Hemmens, Craig. "You can look but you can't touch."