US CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS

• NCJ Number: 261
• Author(s): N REITER
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-095
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Oregon Board on Police Standards and Training
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, AND ITS INTERPRETATION FOR POLICE OFFICERS.

Abstract

BILL OF RIGHTS AS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THEIR APPLICATION TO POLICE WORK ARE EXPLAINED. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE FIRST SIX AMENDMENTS, CONTAINING BASIC PROTECTION AGAINST ARBITRARY POLICE ACTION, AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT. SECTIONS OF THE U.S. CODE PERTAINING TO CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITIES OF POLICE OFFICERS VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS ARE QUOTED AND EXPLAINED. CASE STUDIES TO CLARIFY THE STATUTES, AND A RECOMMENDED READING LIST ARE PRESENTED.