CJ265 Final essay examination questions:

1. Explain fully the five exceptions to the “exclusionary rule.”

2. Identify and explain the differences between the two types of civil lawsuits that can be brought against individual, state, and federal officers

3. Identify and explain which Constitutional rights defendants waive when they enter a guilty plea. Also, identify and describe the specific protections that the three major controlling U.S. Supreme Court cases require of judges when a defendant pleads guilty.

4. Compare and contrast sentencing guidelines with mandatory minimum sentences, including the three aims of each type of sentence.

5. Identify and assess the counterterrorism and counterintelligence provisions of the USA Patriot Act within the context of balancing the government’s power with individual