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LEGAL GUIDE FOR POLICE - DETENTION, ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, QUESTIONING, IDENTIFICATION

NCJ Number
44738
Author(s)
J C KLOTTER
Date Published
1977
Length
159 pages
Annotation
THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED FOR THE POLICE OFFICER WHO HAS THE TASK OF PROTECTING, SEEKING, AND PREPARING EVIDENCE FOR USE IN COURT.
Abstract
EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE COMMON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS THAT CONFRONT THE OFFICER EVERY TIME HE IS CALLED ON TO ENFORCE THE LAW. CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: POLICE AUTHORITY TO DETAIN, LAW OF ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE WITH A WARRANT, SEARCH AND SEIZURE WITHOUT A WARRANT, QUESTIONING SUSPECTS, AND PRETRIAL IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES. THE BILL OF RIGHTS, FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT, AND AN INDEX ARE APPENDED.