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Confessions, Search, Seizure, and Arrest: A Guide for Police Officers and Prosecutors

NCJ Number
233414
Author(s)
Pamela B. Loginsky
Date Published
May 2010
Length
303 pages
Annotation
This guide offers law enforcement officers and prosecutors a guide on confessions and search, seizure, and arrest.
Abstract
Areas addressed and covered in the guide related to confessions include: (1) fifth amendment right to counsel; (2) sixth amendment right to counsel; (3) court rule right to counsel; (4) consular notification; (5) procedure for establishing the admissibility of statements; and (6) confession and interrogation. Areas addressed and covered in the guide related to search, seizure, and arrest include: (1) types of intrusion (social contacts, protective custody, terry detentions, arrests); (2) warrants; (3) warrentless searches; (4) exclusionary rule; and (5) differences between fourth amendment and constitutional article I, & 7. This guide was developed and produced for police officers and prosecutors on legal issues related to confessions and search, seizure, and arrest.