Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement

by Rolando V. del Carmen, Jeffery T. Walker

Overview

This essential resource offers extensive updates on the leading Supreme Court cases impacting law enforcement in the United States, creating a must-have reference for police officers to stay up-to-date and have a strong understanding of the law and their function within it. All cases are briefed in a common format to allow for comparisons among cases and include facts, relevant issues, and the Court’s decision and reasoning. The significance of each case is also explained, making clear its impact on citizens and law enforcement.

This book provides students and practitioners with historical and social context for their role in criminal justice and the legal guidelines that should be followed in day-to-day policing activities. 

Resources for instructors include PowerPoint lecture slides, test banks, case studies, a sample course syllabus, and a selection of web-based resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032872100
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/20/2025
Edition description:	11th ed.
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Probable Cause

Chapter 2. The Exclusionary Rule

Chapter 3. Stop and Frisk

Chapter 4. Arrest and Other Seizures of Persons

Chapter 5. Seizures of Things

Chapter 6. Searches—In General

Chapter 7. Searches After Arrest

Chapter 8. Searches With Consent

Chapter 9. Vehicle Stops and Searches

Chapter 10. Searches of People in Vehicles

Chapter 11. Roadblocks

Chapter 12. Electronic Surveillance

Chapter 13. Plain View and Open Fields Searches

Chapter 14. Searches by Dogs

Chapter 15. Computer/Cell Phone Searches

Chapter 16. Use of Force

Chapter 17. What Constitutes Interrogation for Miranda Purposes?

Chapter 18. Confessions and Admissions: Cases Affirming Miranda

Chapter 19. Confessions and Admissions: Cases Weakening Miranda

Chapter 20. Lineups and Other Pretrial Identification Procedures

Chapter 21. Right to Counsel Related to Policing

Chapter 22. Entrapment

Chapter 23. Legal Liabilities

Editorial Reviews

A great way of allowing students the opportunity to understand issues that continue to plague the criminal justice system and discuss ways of addressing these problems.

Tegia Coleman-Rochester, Criminal Justice, South University - Columbia

Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement allows for phenomenal classroom discussions and/or online discussion boards. For those students who would like to pursue law school, this is the needed element that oftentimes allows them to fall in love with Constitutional Law.

Cheryn Rowell, Criminal Justice, Stanly Community College

Based on our combined experience using this book, we have found that it has been extremely helpful in our meeting the POST Board expectations. Additionally, it is very student-friendly.

Charles E. Myers II, Criminal Justice, Aims Community College & Susan Beecher, Director, Police Academy, Aims Community College

This text breaks down each Supreme Court case associated with police operations, then summarizes the case facts, presents the legal questions before the Court, and then gives the findings of the Court in the case. Students can easily learn 50 key cases in a semester.

Lee M. Wade, PhD, Criminal Justice Administration, Middle Tennessee State University

The format of each case, with capsule, facts, issue, decision, reason and significance, is ideal for presenting numerous cases on a topic in a clear and focused manner. The organization of cases by topics assists in this presentation.

Michael Arter, Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania State University - Altoona

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