NCJ Number
174779
Date Published
1998
Length
139 pages
Annotation
This document explains laws regulating law enforcement officers.
Abstract
The 1997 supplement explains new laws and court cases since the second edition of Arrest, Search and Investigation was published in 1993. The book and supplement cover such topics as the Fourth Amendment, which protects a person's right to privacy; rules of evidence; wiretapping; mail inspection; obtaining blood samples; driver's license checks; undercover officers; informants; and the Miranda rule. The work is a textbook used for law enforcement training and as a reference guide for lawyers, judges and other court officials. Specific chapters cover: (1) Introduction to Constitutional Law and North Carolina Criminal Law and Procedure; (2) Law of Arrest and Investigative Stops; (3) Law of Search and Seizure; (4) Search Warrants, Administrative Inspection Warrants, and Nontestimonial Identification Orders; (5) Interrogation and Confessions, Lineups and Other Identification Procedures, and Undercover Officers and Informants; (6) Rules of Evidence in Criminal Cases; and (7) Supplement to Case Summaries. Notes, indexes