Assignment task: These activities will assist you as you begin to construct materials for a local initiative related to citizenship for Project One. In this activity, you will choose the Fourth, Sixth, or Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and explain how this amendment impacts criminal justice professionals. Specifically, you will consider one issue related to the amendment.
First, review the Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments. Choose one to focus on.
Next, for the Fourth Amendment, review the following resource:
The 4th Amendment Explained
For the Sixth Amendment, review the following resource:
Due Process of Law: Crash Course Government and Politics #28 (8:29)
For the Eighth Amendment, review the following resource:
The Eighth Amendment Explained (Watch from 4:05-7:38)
Reflect on specific ways these rights granted to citizens may be important to you as a professional in the criminal justice system (or to professionals in the system in general). Then, in the provided organizer, complete the following essential elements: