NCJ Number
137513
Date Published
1992
Length
671 pages
Annotation
This text presents an innovative approach to the study of constitutional criminal procedure for modern law enforcement or criminal justice practitioners who operate in either the Federal or State systems.
Abstract
The United States Supreme Court and the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal serve as the source for the majority of cases contained in this quick-reference format to the case law response to a criminal procedure problem. Organized for those who teach criminal procedure, criminal law, or general police science courses, the first section of this text offers a concise approach to the law of arrest, search and seizure, investigative detentions, motor vehicle stops, and fire-scene procedures. Subsequent sections explore the legal issues surrounding interviews, confessions and Miranda, identification procedures, and the sixth amendment rights to counsel and confrontation; highlight the problems law enforcement officials confront when they need to establish an individual's possession or intent to distribute illegal drugs; and cite recent cases which have been handed down in the area of law-enforcement liability.