Comparative Criminal Justice - Search and Seizure, Interrogation, and Identification of Suspects in India - A Research Note

• NCJ Number: 83322
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: (1982) Pages: 239-245
• Author(s): S C Lushing
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 7 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This note explores the similarities and contrasts in the methodolgy of the police in India and the United States during three key stages of the investigative process.

Abstract

India's legal system derives, as does the American system, from British common law. Some of the familiar principles and procedures have been modified to reflect Indian cultural, economic, and demographic realities. (Author abstract)