The first illegals were Pilgrims
He worried about the Germanification of Pennsylvania
William Penn
This case suspended the death penalty in the United States.
Furman v Georgia
What Supreme Court case established the legal standard for a stop-and-frisk?
Terry v Ohio
Since 2012 the number of those incarcerated has gone...
Down
Supreme Court establishes minimum requirements for use of deadly force by police
Tennessee v Garner
Recent political crisis had led to an influx of refugees from this part of the world
Central America
What has shown to be a significant victim characteristic in likelihood of a death sentence?
Race
Commission in 1930's that looked at excessive force.
Wickersham
Jail
Supreme Court establishes objective reasonable standard for making police criminally responsible for actions during performance of duties.
Graham v Connor
Who are the Dreamers
Undocumented people brought to US as children
What did Atkins v Virginia rule?
Mentally challenged could not be executed.
What was the outcome for the police officer who shot an unarmed suspect 16 times?
Convicted of second degree murder.
What is the total incarcerated population in America?
1.9 million
This standard established via the Supreme Court makes police less vulnerable for civil damages.
Qualified Immunity
What resulted from Arizona v US
A person suspected of being undocumented can be detained after any offense.
What was the basis for the Supreme Court ruling the death penalty was Unconstitutional in 1972?
Equal protection clause.
West Chester Grad who has conducted research on police criminal behavior
Dr. Phil Stinson
Pennsylvania has see a ___ in it's prison population the past few years.
What Supreme Court established qualified immunity for police?
Fitzgerald v Harlow
What % of foreign born persons living in the US are undocumented?
30%
What is the major source of the expense of a death penalty case?
Front end cost (pre-trial, jury selection, expert witnesses)
What did Floyd v New York rule?
NYPD stop and frisks were illegal
What do Blumstein and Beck attribute the increases in the incarcerated population from the 1980's through the 2000's.
Sentencing changes
What did a police officer plead guilty of in the Breonna Taylor case?
Fabricating evidence for the warrant.