Short description:

The Law Officer?s Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied.

Long description:

Prepared by Patrick J. Sobkowski, J.D.

The Law Officer?s Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied. The manual provides concise guidance based on U.S. Supreme Court rulings on constitutional law issues and other legal developments, covering arrest, search, surveillance, and other routine as well as sensitive areas of law enforcement. It includes more than 100 examples drawn from leading cases to provide guidance on how to act in a wide variety of situations. The 2024 edition is completely updated to reflect recent court decisions. This book helps you keep track of everything in a readable and easy-to-carry format.

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Table of Contents:

I. PURPOSE AND USE OF THIS MANUAL II. THE POLICE-CITIZEN ENCOUNTER A. Police Activities That Require No Evidence of Wrongdoing B. Investigative Detention III. IDENTIFICATIONS A. In-Person Identifications B.Photograph Identification IV. ARREST A.When an Arrest Takes Place B.What You Need to Arrest?Probable Cause C. Misdemeanor Arrests D. Use of Force to Make an Arrest E.When You Should Get an Arrest Warrant F.When You Don?t Need an Arrest Warrant G. Constitutional Requirements of an Arrest Warrant H. Requirements for Execution of an Arrest Warrant I. Foreign Nationals V. SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST A.Automobile Searches B.Time and Place C.Plain View D.?Sweep? of Premises Where Arrest Has Been Made E. More Intrusive Searches F.Obtaining Physical Evidence from the Body of a Suspect Under ArrestG.Obtaining Physical Evidence from the Body of a Suspect Not Under Arrest VI. INTERROGATION A.When Warnings Should Be Given B.When Warnings Are Not Necessary C.Miranda Warnings D.When to Repeat the Warnings E.Interrogating Juveniles F.The Suspect?s Answer G.Questioning H.Belated Warnings I.Exceptions to Miranda?s Exclusionary RuleJ.Dealing with a Formally Charged Suspect VII. SEARCH AND SEIZURE A.Search Without a Warrant B.?Searches? That Aren?t Really Searches C.Search with Warrant D.Automobile InventoriesE.Inventories of Arrestees F.Administrative Search Warrants G.Computers and Other Electronic Devices H.The Exclusionary Rule VIII. SURVEILLANCE AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE Part I. Surveillance A.Police Surveillance Without Electronic Devices B.Electronic Surveillance of Communications C.Electronic Devices That Do Not Intercept Communications Part II. Preservation of Evidence IX. ENTRAPMENTX. DISABLED PERSONS A. Assessing the Condition of Persons Who Are Not Fully Conscious or Able to Communicate B.Arresting Persons with Disabilities C. Communicating with Disabled Persons XI. CASE REFERENCES