NCJ Number
13188
Date Published
1972
Length
238 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK REVIEWS POLICE-RELATED CRIMINAL LAW IN AN EFFORT TO CLARIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POLICE FUNCTION AND THE CRIMINAL LAW.
Abstract
THE GENERAL NATURE OF CRIMINAL LAW AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE EXPLORED. A FRAMEWORK WHICH CONSIDERS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO BE COMPOSED OF ARREST, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE IS CONSTRUCTED AND RELEVANT CASE LAW IS CITED. SOME OF THE TOPICS CONSIDERED WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK ARE ARREST PROCEDURES AND SEARCH AND SEIZURE LAWS; PRETRIAL PROCEDURES; COMMON LAW OFFENSES; EVIDENCE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND PRESENTATION; CRIMINAL DEFENSE; AND INTERROGATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS. CHAPTERS DISCUSSING CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS AND SEPARATION OF POWERS AND DEFINING ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES ARE ALSO INCLUDED. ALR (AMERICAN LAW REPORTS) REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED TO FACILITATE RESEARCH ON LOCAL INTERPRETATION OF CRIMINAL LAW.