NCJ Number
58609
Date Published
1979
Length
96 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WITH BASIC OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPACT OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ON POLICE PRACTICES.
Abstract
THOUGH CASE CITATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL, THE STATEMENTS AND RULES CONTAINED ARE DERIVED FROM THE MOST RECENT U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. BECAUSE NOTATIONS DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION PERMISSIBLE, THEY MAY DIFFER IN DETAIL FROM PRACTICES INSTITUTED BY LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. WHERE STATE AND LOCAL COURTS MAY IMPOSE STRICTER STANDARDS UNDER STATE CONSTITUTIONS THAN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT OR THE LOWER FEDERAL COURTS HAVE IMPOSED UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, BLANK PAGES ARE PROVIDED AFTER EACH SECTION SO THAT THESE DIFFERENCES MAY BE NOTED; THIS SHOULD BE THE CASE WHEREVER LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION DIFFERS IN PRACTICAL DETAIL FROM THAT OF THE MANUAL. A SITUATIONAL FORMAT IS FOLLOWED, THE PAGES ARE TABBED FOR READY ACCESS, AND CROSS-REFERENCES ARE USED TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF THE TEXT. THE MAJOR SUBJECT AREAS OF THE MANUAL ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONFRONTATION OF SUSPECT, (2) STOP AND FRISK, (3) IN FIELD OR ON-THE-SCENE IDENTIFICATION, (4) ARREST, (5) SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST, (6) INTERROGATION, (7) SEARCH AND SEIZURE, AND (8) ENTRAPMENT. PROCEDURES AND LAWS PRINTED IN RED ARE FOLLOWED BY EXAMPLES. THE MANUAL IS TO USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL AND DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION. (MHP)