(1) Why are confessions considered so important by the author of your first article (and by law enforcement generally)? What are the three types of police citizen interaction described in this article and why do they matter? Miranda v. Arizona established some minimum requirements of due process that police must carry out; what are they? When (under what conditions) must officers give a Miranda warning? (1 Full page)
(2) Define and discuss what the courts mean by "custody." Define and discuss what the courts mean by "interrogation." (1 Full page)
(3) How do courts treat "non-testimonial" evidence as compared to "testimonial evidence" and why the difference? (1 Full page)
(4) Once a defendant invokes his or her Sixth Amendment right to counsel, what must the police do? Are there any exceptions (and what are they)? What was the problem in Massiah v. United States? Should you ever be a suspect in a crime, how would you describe what you need to do to invoke any of your constitutional rights? (1 Full page)
(5) Discuss in some detail what you learned from reading about the psychology of coerced confessions (1 Full page)