need

Must be original

You will write a 5

–

7

-

p

age research

-

oriented paper in current

APA

format.

Your

research paper

must have a title page which

must

not be numbered and

does not count toward

the total page

count of the paper.

A complete bibliography usi

ng a proper

alphabetical format

must be at the

end of the paper.

Th

e paper must include at least 5

–

7 references,

in addition to the class

textbooks and the Bible.

R

ESEARCH

P

APER

T

OPIC

Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense: Is a Liar

’

s Squad Co

ming to Your Town?

Since 1963, a series of United States Supreme Court case decisions have clarified that

,

in

criminal cases, prosecutors must disclose to the defense evidence favorable to the defendant.

This includes information that may be used to impea

ch the credibility of government witnesses,

including law enforcement officers. These decisions mean that police officers who have

documented histories of lying in official matters are liabilities to their agencies, and these

histories may render them unab

le to testify credibly.

With this in mind, you are the Chief of Police of a municipality. Your Deputy Chief of Police

advises you that one of your officers was investigated for inappropriate use of one of the

computers in the patrol division. As a result

of this internal investigation, it was determined that

the officer used this computer to search pornographic web sites. When confronted with this

allegation, the officer denied any knowledge of this incident. Upon further investigation, the

computer crime

s analyst determined that the officer’s log on password was used to enter the

unauthorized web sites. The officer then admitted to his wrongdoing and stated it would never

happen again. This officer has been with your organization for 15 years, and the onl

y other

disciplinary action taken against him was for being involved in an at

-

fault traffic accident 10

years ago. As the Chief of Police, how would you handle this situation?

Would

you terminate this

15

-

year veteran with a virtually clean record? Why?

Or

would

you impose significant disciplinary action as opposed to termination? Why?

As part of this research

paper

, read the following United States Supreme Court Cases:

·

Brady v. Maryland

, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)

·

Giglio v. United States

, 405 U. S. 150 (1972)

·

Un

ited States v. Agurs

, 427 U. S. 97 (1976)

·

Kyles v. Whitley

, 514 U. S. 419 (1995)

·

United States v. Bagley

, 473 U. S. 667 (1985)

Must be original

You will write a 5–7-page research-oriented paper in current APA format. Your research paper

must have a title page which must not be numbered and does not count toward the total page

count of the paper. A complete bibliography using a proper alphabetical format must be at the

end of the paper. The paper must include at least 5–7 references, in addition to the class

textbooks and the Bible.

RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC

Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense: Is a Liar’s Squad Coming to Your Town?

Since 1963, a series of United States Supreme Court case decisions have clarified that, in

criminal cases, prosecutors must disclose to the defense evidence favorable to the defendant.

This includes information that may be used to impeach the credibility of government witnesses,

including law enforcement officers. These decisions mean that police officers who have

documented histories of lying in official matters are liabilities to their agencies, and these

histories may render them unable to testify credibly.

With this in mind, you are the Chief of Police of a municipality. Your Deputy Chief of Police

advises you that one of your officers was investigated for inappropriate use of one of the

computers in the patrol division. As a result of this internal investigation, it was determined that

the officer used this computer to search pornographic web sites. When confronted with this

allegation, the officer denied any knowledge of this incident. Upon further investigation, the

computer crimes analyst determined that the officer’s log on password was used to enter the

unauthorized web sites. The officer then admitted to his wrongdoing and stated it would never

happen again. This officer has been with your organization for 15 years, and the only other

disciplinary action taken against him was for being involved in an at-fault traffic accident 10

years ago. As the Chief of Police, how would you handle this situation?

Would you terminate this 15-year veteran with a virtually clean record? Why?

Or would you impose significant disciplinary action as opposed to termination? Why?

As part of this research paper, read the following United States Supreme Court Cases:

 Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)

 Giglio v. United States, 405 U. S. 150 (1972)

 United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97 (1976)

 Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U. S. 419 (1995)

 United States v. Bagley, 473 U. S. 667 (1985)