Essay Help-Explain the balancing test established by the Supreme Court in deciding issues of prisoners’ rights
On what constitutional amendment are due process guarantees based? Can we ensure due process in our legal system without substantially increasing the risk of criminal activity? What is the exclusionary rule? What is the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine? What is their importance in American criminal justice?
Explain the balancing test established by the Supreme Court in deciding issues of prisoners’ rights. How might such a test apply to the emerging area of inmate privacy?
What exceptions to the hearsay rule have the courts recognized? Describe the reasoning behind these exceptions? Then outline the major arguments on both sides of the capital punishment debate.
