Essays on Garrity

The Analysis of the Washington farewell

Introduction The farewell speech of Washington is a historical reference in the history of America. Washington used the speech to tell the citizens as a way to indicate that he was retiring from the office. In the farewell speech, he addressed some things that would one way, or another affect the living of the people and the country itself. For example, he talked about the importance of unity in all the states; he advised the citizens to live as members of the same country and not to live as members of a loose confederation of states. He said that ...

For most people, it is difficult to believe that a woman would rape a man. Contrary to most people’s beliefs most men fall victim to incidences of rape by women. Rape occurs when is made to engage in sexual activity unwillingly or without consent (Masho and Anderson 99). A man can fall victim to rape if he is; impaired by alcohol or drugs, physically limited or handicapped, below the age of consent which in most states is between 16 to 18 years of age and coerced or physically forced by a woman. According to the Bureau of Justice ...

This article accesses the use and application of the Garrity rule in internal investigations of police officers. Apparently, the Garrity rule has not been applied consistently throughout police departments in the country. Some departments have applied the rule as stated by the Supreme Court, others have expanded the rule, while still others have limited the rule. Additionally, the Garrity rule has provided police officers with immunity from prosecution when immunity may not have been appropriate.

Facts

In Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493 (1967), the Supreme Court established a rule pertaining to statements made by officers during internal investigations. ...

Abstract

Daigle (2012) suggests that the rampant misuse and misunderstanding of the Garrity warning is something that has a profound effect on the administrative and managerial part of law enforcement. Law enforcement has to have a way to elicit responses from employees to determine employees’ willingness and ability to do their jobs; this should be entirely separate from the criminal prosecution that can occur as a result of criminal misconduct (Daigle, 2012). Administrative and internal affairs professionals must be able to appropriately understand how and when to use the statements given to them by personnel. When an officer issues a ...