Briefs of leading cases in law enforcement / Rolando V. del Carmen, Jeffery T. Walker.

Includes index.

Probable cause -- The exclusionary rule -- Stop and frisk -- Arrests and other seizures of persons -- Seizures of things -- Seizures - in general -- Searches after arrest -- Searches with consent -- Vehicle stops and searches -- Searches of people in vehicles -- Roadblocks -- Electronic surveillance -- Plain view and open fields searches -- Lineups and other pretrial identification procedures -- Use of force -- Confessions and admissions : cases affirming Miranda -- Confessions and admissions : cases weakening Miranda -- What constitutes interrogation for Miranda purposes? -- Right to counsel related to policing -- Entrapment -- Legal liabilities.

This popular reference book briefs cases dealing with topics of primary importance to law enforcement officials, including briefs of important cases in the areas of stop and frisk, search and seizure, vehicle searches, confessions and legal liabilities. Briefs of cases include capsule, facts, issue, holding, reason and case significance. Includes list of "Top Ten" Most Important Cases in Day-to-Day Policing.