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Garrity Warnings and the Case StudyName:Course:Institution Affiliation:Date:Garrity WarningsGarrity warnings refer to a constitutional rights warning to employees under internal investigation for administrative purposes. In law enforcement agencies, invoking the principle of Garrity comes across as an important object for both officers under investigation and the department conducting an investigation to obtain thorough, complete internal investigation. Garrity warnings help in guarding the constitutional rights of the police officers under internal investigation and the police department to uphold integrity during the investigation. In the case of McKinley V. City Mansfield, the right decision was, not made in terms of adhering to the principle of Garrity warnings. Garrity warnings principle establishes that, compelled statements from officer cannot be, used in criminal investigations (Schmidt 2004).FactsCritical, facts, in the case of Garrity V. New Jersey established that, incriminating statements obtained from an officer. Who is compelled to provide the statement under the threat of job loss, might not be, used against an officer. If the officer under investigation invokes the right to remain silent provider under the Fifth Amendment in the Constitution, he or she cannot be, incriminated