In your written assignment, you will write three to five pages about how the Supreme Court decisions affect criminal justice policy.

The political makeup of the U.S. Supreme court can affect major rulings. Select a major ruling that has changed or been modified over the last 20 to 30 years (e.g., Miranda advisements, search and seizure rules, the exclusionary rules, use of DNA evidence, police surveillance, data mining, etc.). In your paper:

-Explain the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in criminal justice policy making.

-Explain how the court’s decisions changed the selected criminal justice policy.

-Examine potential issues that must be evaluated in the future by the U.S. Supreme Court that will further shape criminal justice policy (e.g., you could discuss how advances in technology such as surveillance, computer analysis, drones, police equipment, etc., have affected the courts decisions).

-Analyze how the U.S. Supreme Court criminal justice decision affects social justice.

The key requirement here is to select a major ruling. Students often miss that part of the instructions and end up having to revise their entire paper. A great example of a major ruling by the Supreme Court that have been modified over the years would be the modifications made to the Mapp v. Ohio search and seizure ruling.

Mapp v. Ohio created the Exclusionary Rule, and that rule is currently a hot topic in the courts. There are those who believe excluding illegally obtained evidence is the right thing to do, and another faction which believes that this rule lets too many violent criminals go free. This case is a good example, but there are many other cases of Supreme Court rulings that have changed over the years as well.

REFERENCES:
Stephanie, C. (2015, May 6). Did Martin O'Malley's criminal justice policies help or hurt Baltimore?
Testing New Ideas: Evidence, Innovation and Community Courts. (2015, June 17).

In your written assignment, you will write three to five pages abou...