Synopsis
This guide details legal rules under which police must operate. It describes police powers and its limitations, with specific attention to constitutional issues concerning the authority to detain and make arrests, search and seize property (with and without a warrant), interrogate suspects, and use pretrial identification procedures. The basic principles are addressed, as are individual cases and particular scenarios. Consequences of violating such rules are also outlined.
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Jeffery T. Walker is a professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, where he has taught since 1990. He currently serves as the PhD Coordinator. A past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Walker holds joint appointments with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas Medical School. His main areas of interest are social/environmental factors of crime and the study of non-linear dynamics as they relate to crime.
Craig Hemmens is professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. Prior to arriving at WSU, he served as Chair of the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Missouri State University, and before that as Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, Director of the Paralegal Studies Program, and Director of the Honors College at Boise State University. He holds a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He has published 20 books and more than 100 articles on a variety of criminal justice-related topics, and has coauthored works with more than 35 different students. His primary research interests are criminal law and procedure and corrections. He served as President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in 2012-2013.
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Legal Guide For Police: Third Edition
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Cincinnati, Ohio : Anderson Pub. Co., c1992., 1992
ISBN 10: 0870845306
ISBN 13: 9780870845307
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