Reference no: EM133746055

Competency:
Describe the history, development, and authority of law enforcement agencies.

Case Scenario:
You are a law enforcement officer for a local police department. You have been asked to give a presentation to the community which will require you to explain the historical development of law enforcement and teach the community about the different law enforcement levels such as local, state, and federal. To prepare, your chief of police has asked you to provide an outline showing them what you plan to say to the community in your presentation.

Instructions:
In your outline for your presentation, include the following:

The history of law enforcement in the U.S.
List the differences between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies
Explain the jurisdiction and duties of each local, state and federal law enforcement agencies
Part 2 Case Presentation
Competency:
Identify the steps of a criminal case and the organization of the court system.
Scenario:
You are an experienced law enforcement officer. You are assigned to the afternoon shift (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.). You are dispatched to a loud music complaint at an apartment complex. Upon arrival, you discover loud music coming from apartment #3, which is on the lower ground level. The apartment door is standing partially open and when you knock a voice yells "come in". You enter and announce you are the police as you walk toward the kitchen where the voice is coming from. Before you reach the kitchen, you smell a strange odor and upon reaching the kitchen you see a large mound of a white, powdery substance and lines of the white substance on the table in plain sight. A woman is sitting there about to snort the white powder up her nose. Upon seeing you she asks you to leave. You inquire about the white substance which you recognize as cocaine and she replies, "get out of my apartment!" In response, you tell her she is under arrest and is handcuffed, without incident. The substance tests positive for cocaine.
Instructions:
You are an experienced officer on the force. The arrest you recently made had clear elements of a criminal case so you have been asked to share the details of the case with your department. To present, create a PowerPoint and include the following:
Give the definition of reasonable suspicion and probable cause.
Explain when in the scenario reasonable suspicion existed and why it was reasonable suspicion.
Explain when in the scenario probable cause existed and why it was probable cause.
List the steps of the criminal process that the offender is entitled to under due process.