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INFORMER, PART 3 - PROBABLE CAUSE FOR SEARCH OR ARREST

NCJ Number
42468
Date Published
Unknown
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM PORTRAYS WHEN THE INFORMER'S WORD CAN BE USED BY ITSELF BY A POLICE OFFICER, AND WHEN CORROBORATING EVIDENCE IS NEEDED.
Abstract
THE FILM DEPICTS WHEN THE OFFICER CAN OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT ON PROBABLE CAUSE FROM AN INFORMER. IN GENERAL, WARRANTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM CALIFORNIA COURTS ON FOUR BASES: CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, VALID TIPS FROM INFORMERS, POLICE OBSERVATION, AND INFORMATION FROM POLICE CHANNELS....BDS