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LAW OFFICER'S POCKET MANUAL, 1976 ED.

NCJ Number
36919
Author(s)
J G MILES; D B RICHARDSON; A E SCUDELLARI
Date Published
1976
Length
77 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THIS POCKET-SIZE SOFT VINYL-COVERED MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WITH BASIC OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ON POLICE PRACTICES.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS ARE COVERED - CONFRONTATION OF SUSPECT, STOP AND FRISK, IDENTIFICATIONS, ARREST, SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST, INTERROGATION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, POLICE SURVEILLANCE, AND ENTRAPMENT. PARTICULARLY CRUCIAL INFORMATION IS PRINTED IN RED BOLD-FACE TYPE. EXAMPLES AND EXPLANATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE MORE DIFFICULT CONCEPTS. BLANK PAGES HAVE BEEN INTERLEAVED THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL TO PERMIT OFFICERS TO NOTE LOCAL AND DEPARTMENTAL RULES THE DEEM PERTINENT, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT DEVIATE FROM THE PRACTICES THAT ARE OUTLINED. THIS MANUAL IS INTENDED TO BE USED AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL AND IS TABBED TO PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO THE NEEDED MATERIAL. (SNI ABSTRACT)