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CRIMINAL EVIDENCE FOR POLICE. 2D ED.

NCJ Number
27696
Author(s)
P B WESTON; K M WELLS
Date Published
1976
Length
400 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK PRESENTS THOSE AREAS OF CRIMINAL EVIDENCE IMPORTANT TO POLICE OFFICERS, THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMES, AND THE PROSECUTION OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIME.
Abstract
TOPICS INCLUDE THE ROLES OF PROSECUTOR AND DEFENSE COUNSEL, STANDARDS OF POLICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVIDENCE, WITNESSES AND TESTIMONIAL PROOF, HEARSAY EVIDENCE, OPINION EVIDENCE, AND ARTICLES AND EXHIBITS OF EVIDENCE. OTHER SECTIONS COVER DIRECT VS. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE; THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE: ARREST, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE; CONFESSIONS AND ADMISSIONS; DISCOVERY AND DISCLOSURE; ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE; AND THE DEFENSE CASE.