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The due process criminal justice model values a person's liberties as listed in the Bill of rights above society's right to be protected from crime through the crime control model. This model holds it's major idea through fairness to the people being prosecuted. It realizes that there always is a margin of human error, either through the simple mistake of a police officer, or through the scientific process used to prosecute the accused. The Tucson Police Department reported a five percent error rate on tested DNA tissue at their forensics department and found twenty-four incidents of contamination in samples used, some coming from outside sources (Washington Crime News Service, June 20, 2007). Certain rights are giving to citizens and limitations are imposed upon law enforcement as well through this process. Law enforcement needs to state some of these rights, called a Miranda warning, when placing someone under arrest. An example of one of these rights is the right to speak to an attorney, and to have one present during an interrigation. Miranda V. Arizona (1966) found that no confession is admissible under the fifth and sixth amendments if the suspect hasn't been made aware of their rights. The fourth amendment limits random searches that can be made by law enforcement without a warrant. For example, Rochin V. California (1952) found that officers that entered Rochin's home without a warrant obtained drugs foceably and illegally according to the fourteenth amendment. Interrogation is strictly controlled to make sure that a citizen's rights are not broken or the person forced to admit guilt. Due process also follows a guideline of rehabilitation for criminals rather than extended incarceration, believing that people generally want to follow the laws. Overall, the due procees model follows closely what the United States constitution lays out to protect individual rights and helps prevent the abuse of power given to those who have sworn to protect, serve, and uphold the law.