NCJ Number
26952
Date Published
1975
Length
285 pages
Annotation
A REVIEW OF THE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BASES OF POLICE POWERS IN RELATION TO THE CRIMINAL PROCESS, COVERING SUCH AREAS AS ARREST POWERS, SEARCHES, AND THE CONTROL OF POLICE PRACTICES.
Abstract
THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF THE POLICE AND THE POLICE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION ARE FIRST DISCUSSED. POLICE POWERS IN RELATION TO ARRESTS ARE THEN EXAMINED, INCLUDING THE ELEMENTS OF ARREST, USE OF FORCE IN MAKING ARRESTS, RESISTING ARREST, AND ARRESTS WITH OR WITHOUT WARRANTS. ARREST POWERS ARE ALSO DESCRIBED IN RELATION TO BREACH OF THE PEACE, VAGRANCY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES. AMONG THE OTHER POLICE POWERS DISCUSSED IN THIS TEXT ARE STOP AND SEARCH, INTERROGATION OF SUSPECTS, ENTRY AND SEARCH, AND INTERCEPTION OF MESSAGES. A TABLE OF STATUTES AND LIST OF CASES CITED ARE INCLUDED.