NCJ Number
34872
Date Published
1971
Length
96 pages
Annotation
YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT OF THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE LEGAL UNIT INCORPORATING QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS.
Abstract
IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THREE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE PROJECT HAD BEEN MET. THESE GOALS WERE IMPROVING THE LEGAL QUALITY OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS AND ARRESTS, IMPROVING POLICE OBSERVANCE OF CITIZENS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AND INCREASING THE LEGAL INPUT IN POLICE DECISION MAKING. THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIT TO INCLUDE TWO LEGAL ADVISORS IS RECOMMENDED.