Cited by the United States Supreme Court as a valuable training source, this book helps police officers understand key cases and issues of the Fourth Amendment. Its concepts are easy to grasp and its strengths include the simplicity of the legal discussions and the sample search warrants and consent to be searched forms. Drawing on the author’s extensive experience, the handbook provides readers with a basic understanding of the Constitution and the safeguards that law enforcement officers must have to operate successfully within the current criminal justice system.

CHAPTER TITLES

2 - Roots of Search and Arrest Law

3 - Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement

4 - Search and Seizure - Fire Scenes - the Reasonable Expectation of Privacy

7 - Warrants and good-faith exceptions

8 - No-knock warrants and the exclusionary rule

10 - Fourth Amendment and the laws of arrest

Appendix A - Case law of Stop and Frisk, Search Warrants and the Use of Force