Part 1 – M3.4: Discussion: Exploring the Amendment
For this discussion, find a video of something related to criminal justice in your locality (Texas, USA)) that is trending. The video could be cell phone footage similar to what was shown in the Slager trial or something less extreme but still newsworthy.
Include the video in your initial post.
React to the video from the perspective of the head criminal justice practitioner (police, courts, or corrections) in your area. Focus on the following topics in your reaction:
- What are the circumstances of what is shown in the video?
- Are there any direct issues for your aspect of the field of criminal justice?
- What are the possible ramifications of the video?
- What have the social media reactions to the video consisted of?
Part 2 – M3.5: Discussion: Trending Topic
At this point, you have may already realized that the amendment that most applies in this module is the Sixth Amendment.
The Sixth Amendment is written as follows:
| “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.” -Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution |
For a brief overview of the Sixth Amendment, please watch the following video:
KEY CASE
Below is a case that is key to understanding how the Sixth Amendment applies to the field of criminal justice:
Gideon v. Wainwright
Click here for a summary of the case and its conclusion. (Links to an external site.)
Please watch the explanation below about the Gideon v. Wainwright case and its impact on the Sixth Amendment. If you would prefer to watch the video with subtitles, it can be viewed on YouTube by clicking the following link: Defending Gideon on YouTube (Links to an external site.)
INSTRUCTIONS
Engage in a discussion about the Sixth Amendment, thinking in both general terms and in regard to the scenarios in this module. Respond to the following prompts in your initial post:
- Find two other cases that are important Sixth Amendment cases. Share them in your post and explain why they are impactful.
- If you can find any videos or other resources to accompany the specific cases, include those as well.
- You can model this portion of your post based on the Key Cases section above.
- Why do you believe the Sixth Amendment is important to the following pillars of the field of criminal justice (choose only one for your response):
- Police
- Courts
- Corrections
- Have there been any instances in your career where the Sixth Amendment became an issue?
- Now that you know for sure that the Sixth Amendments apply to the death of a child scenario in M3.2, do you have any further thoughts about that scenario that have not already been discussed?
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