NCJ Number
27723
Date Published
Unknown
Length
104 pages
Annotation
THIS LEGAL TRAINING MANUAL, DEVELOPED FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL, PRESENTS THE MASSACHUSETTS CRIMINAL STATUTES PLUS EXPLANATIONS OF SEVERAL AREAS OF PROCEDURAL LAW.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARE COVERED: PROBABLE CAUSE, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, ARREST, WARRANTLESS MISDEMEANOR ARREST, THRESHOLD INQUIRY, EVIDENCE, CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT AND SUPERIOR COURTS, MOVING MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS, AND THE IMPLIED CONSENT LAW. ALSO INCLUDED IS A LIST OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IN THE AREAS OF IDENTIFICATION, SEARCH SEIZURE, OBSCENITY, EVIDENCE, AND ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING OF INTEREST TO POLICE. A ONE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED.