Central Texas College Use of Force Violates the Fourth Amendment Questions

Chapter 5 – Graham v. Connor

1. List all the specific uses of force by the officers.
2. State the standard that the Court adopted for determining whether the use of force violated the Fourth Amendment.
3. How does the Court’s standard differ from the test that the Court of Appeals applied in the case?
4. Why did the Court change the standard? Which test do you favor? Explain your answer.
5. If you were applying the tests to the facts of this case, what decision would you reach? Defend your answer.

Chapter 6 – Young v. City of Radcliff

1. List all the facts and circumstances relevant to interrogating whether law enforcement officers violated Young’s idea of privacy in his home.
2. Summarize the court’s interrogating and in applying of the individual privacy/ public safety ideals balance.
3. In your opinion, was Stephen Young “innocent”? Defend your answer.