Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement

Rolando V. del Carmen was, at the time of his death, Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice (Law) in the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University. He authored numerous books and articles in various areas of law related to criminal justice. He won all three major awards given by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, taught numerous graduate and undergraduate classes in law, and was a mentor and friend to many of his students.Jeffery T. Walker is Designated University Professor and Endowed Chair of Communities and Crime at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. He has written 10 books and over 100 journal articles and book chapters. He has been involved in almost $300 million in grants from the Department of Justice, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Center for Disease Control, and others. His areas of interest are social/environmental factors of neighborhoods, legal issues of policing, and crime mapping/crime analysis. He is a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Editorial experience includes service as Editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Previous publications include articles in Justice Quarterly, American Journal of Criminal Justice, and Journal of Quantitative Criminology, and the books Legal Guide for Police (Twelfth Edition) and Foundations of Crime Analysis.

• Chapter 1. Probable CauseChapter 2. The Exclusionary RuleChapter 3. Stop and FriskChapter 4. Arrest and Other Seizures of PersonsChapter 5. Seizures of ThingsChapter 6. Searches—In GeneralChapter 7. Searches After ArrestChapter 8. Searches With ConsentChapter 9. Vehicle Stops and SearchesChapter 10. Searches of People in VehiclesChapter 11. RoadblocksChapter 12. Electronic SurveillanceChapter 13. Plain View and Open Fields SearchesChapter 14. Searches by DogsChapter 15. Computer/Cell Phone SearchesChapter 16. Use of ForceChapter 17. What Constitutes Interrogation for Miranda Purposes?Chapter 18. Confessions and Admissions: Cases Affirming MirandaChapter 19. Confessions and Admissions: Cases Weakening MirandaChapter 20. Lineups and Other Pretrial Identification ProceduresChapter 21. Right to Counsel Related to PolicingChapter 22. EntrapmentChapter 23. Legal Liabilities