Introduction to Criminal Justice Murder of Michelle O’Connelly in St.Augustine Eric Flores , student eric.flores4@student.hccs.edu Introduction In this critical analysis of the murder of Michelle O’Connell in St. Augustine we will be analyzeing the following factors to determine if there was any injustice in the handleing of the murder investigation by the sheriff department to protect their follow sheriff deputy from criminal prosecution ,in particular; (1)whether there was a conflict of interest by the sheriff investigateing the murder by not properly handleing evidence in the case ; (2) whether sheriff deputy Jeremy initial interview with the criminal investigator was prejudice by the fact that sheriff …show more content…
In this particular case , although sheriff deputy Jeremy was a prime suspect at the crime scene of Michelle O’Connell death however sheriff deputy Jeremy was not placed in custody or prohibited from socializeing with friends , family , and coworkers as was required by police practice and protocol regardless of what sheriff deputy Jeremy assertions of his wife committing suicide.By allowing sheriff deputy Jeremy to be able to socialize with friends , relatives , and coworkers before being interviewed by investigators at the time of the crime scene he was able to gather his though and receive feedback from his frineds , family , and coworkers to be able to adequately prepare himself from making any type of mistakes during the initial interview. The failure to perform police protocol and practice during a murder investigation great jeaparadized the outcome of the investigation because the murder suspect was not placed under any pressure of potentially being incarcerated such as being placed in handcuffs in a police car until interviewed by …show more content…
Victims of police family violence typically fear that the responding officers will side with their abuser and fail to properly investigate or document the crime. These suspicions are well founded, as most departments across the country typically handle cases of police family violence informally, often without an official report, investigation, or even check of the victim's safety. This "informal" method is often in direct contradiction to legislative mandates and departmental policies regarding the appropriate response to domestic violence crimes. Moreover, a 1994 nationwide survey of 123 police departments documented that almost half (45%) had no specific policy for dealing with officer-involved domestic violence.(2013 , Police Family Violence Fact Sheet , National Center for Woman and Policing). This may very well be the reason why the police department improperly handled the case involveing sheriff deputy Jeremy and the death of his wife Michelle
1. The Case Osland v R was a matter appealed to The High Court of Australia from The Supreme Court of Victoria. The matter involved Heather Osland (as seen right) one of the accused, her son David Albion the other defendant and their husband/stepfather Frank Osland the victim. The Victorian director of public prosecutions on behalf of the Queen conducted the prosecution, and was the respondent in this appeal. Heather was convicted of murder.
In the case of Johnson v. Laverkin City, a married police officer was punished for having an affair with another married officer from another department while attending a training conference. Sharon Johnson was a police officer for the Laverkin City Police Department. While employed, Ms. Johnson separated from her husband and filed for divorce in 2003. Her husband reacted negatively by violating a protective order and threatening to kill himself and her. While dealing with the divorce, Ms. Johnson was sent to a police training conference and while she was there, she had an affair with another officer that was from a different department.
(Record (R) at 1) After Sergeant Meyers informed the San Diego Police Department of Officer Woodward, he again instructed him to not conduct a probation search on January 31, 2012. (R at 1.) On February 11, 2012, Sergeant Meyers requested the San Diego Police Department to conduct an investigation on Officer Woodward’s dishonesty because he had engaged in a probation search. (R at 1) Sergeant Meyers had told Officer Woodward that his primary function was to respond to calls for service and he ordered Officer Woodward not to perform probation or parole services.
On 12/09/2015, at approximately 1518 hours, this Officer received a call via radio and directed to Main and Lloyd Street for a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. This officer and Officer Brown responded to the scene. When Officers arrived on scene I observed a 93 year old female lying in the middle of Main Street (State Route 924). The female was later identified as Agnes E. Ferguson (DOB: 7/24/22) who resides at 37 West Coal Street Shenandoah, PA 17976. A silver Subaru was stationary in the northbound lane of Main Street (SR 924) near Agnes.
In 1998, when this mother of reported that his rapist had taken a shower with her son which was 11 at that time. Consequently, the University police had no evidence that a crime were commit at that time, how the campus police did admonish taking shower any other children. Nevertheless, a casework got involved and want to meet with Thomas Harmon the police Chief that close the case. (Crandall, W. Parnell, J. & Spillan, J. (2013. pg.
April Smolkowicz Professor Hicks Criminal Procedure 3700 June 14, 2015 Law and Disorder Assignment #2 A story about the New Orleans Police Department, (NOPD) after Hurricane Katrina, and their unethical use of lethal force against citizens. An investigative look into the NOPD cover-up, conflicting information, questionable police reports and activities, knowingly altering, concealing and conspiring. At one point the city was covered in water, no electricity, no radio for back-up, no way of communication unprepared for the storm that hit, they lost command and complete control of the police department. Suspicious deaths, premeditated homicide?
Due to the police “brotherhood” they took the situation lightly and turned it into a mess. No proper questioning or evidence was collected due this facet. A major factor was that Officer Banks was treated has if he was innocent a hundred and ten percent. The sheriff’s department should have questioned him and detained him like any other case.
Patterns in such cases have been noted yet the final verdict never seems to comply. Officers have been misusing their power throughout the years in the United States.
Thousands of police cases regarding police abuse and other police brutality cases indeed portray a picture of an unhealthy society of the US (Tonry, 2008). For example, cases of Joseph Erin Hamley, Rodney King's arrest and beating, Kelly Thomas, Eric Garner, A San Diego Police Department constable, penalized jail for sexually assaulting multiple ladies, A Tennessee patrolman forced a woman to perform oral sex, Angel Perez and so on are some of the prime examples in this category. Subsequently, it would be judicious to
Police work is unpredictable and is very dangerous. In some situations, officers may have to utilize use-of-force tactics in order to gain control of a certain situation. This essay will focus on the discussion of polices discretion to use force limited to a suspect who is being “uncooperative” and what mitigating factors may escalate or de-escalate force response by an officer. Written guidelines have the effect to limit the amount of discretion that an officer might use during stressful and dangerous situations in which they find themselves.
The aspect of psychology and law research from this week is correlated to the week four-course material is most relevant to the topic of interrogations and false confession techniques that are used by the detectives. In the case that was presented in the documentary West of Memphis is an investigation of a failure of justice in Arkansas. The interrogation methods from the detectives lead to a false confession. A false confession is an admission to a criminal act that the confessor did not commit (Greene & Heilbrun, 2014, p. 165).
On 3-19-16, Highway Patrolman Jeremiah Byrd had a traffic stop. The vehicle was occupied by the alleged perpetrators and the alleged victims. The children were in restraint in the maroon Chevrolet Suburban 1500, traveling East on I10, near the mile marker 61. Judith gave the officer a Texas ID card, and it was suspended. Ramiro also have a driver license to the officer.
Assignment #1 Review questions Chap. 1 p. 26: 1. A single standard of ethics cannot be applied to all criminal justice agencies. The world is too complex to legislate morality and ethics. The cultures that make up each part of the world are not the same.
The media makes the severity of the situation much worse. In some instances, a situation is represented in way that conveys a case as deceptive. Police misconduct, in this situation, is preposterously distorted. For example, the scene one sees on television may be completely inaccurate. In the article Unpacking Public Attitudes to the Police: Contrasting Perceptions of Misconduct with Traditional Measures of Satisfaction, Miller states, “…research found that people's fear of crime was related to crime content in the newspapers they read…”( 6).
Brianna Marquez English III - 5th period May 22, 2018 Being bad & getting exposed Police brutality and the system being corrupt has always been an issue in America, but lately it’s been brought up more and more in the media. The system hasn 't always revealed the full truth about stories, but now with technology it has become a concern that the police are covering up things that we should know. Recently there have been more protests and riots about officers not doing their jobs and they are going out of there way to hurt victims.