California Search and Seizure Survival Guide

Book excerpt: Visit BlueToGold.com for agency-pricing. As a law enforcement officer, you must be able to articulate hundreds of important search and seizure doctrines. Especially in this day and age where the public and courts are increasingly scrutinizing your encounters with the public. This book will become a valuable partner whether you're looking for legal guidance in the field or back at the station and need help writing a police report founded directly in case law. Topics Covered: Private Citizens & Agents Two Types of Searches Abandoned or Lost Property Consensual Searches De Facto Arrests Unprovoked Flight Being Filmed or Recorded When to 'Unarrest' Suspect 'Contempt of Cop' Arrests Hotel Rooms Parental Consent to Search Child's Room Re-engagement After Invocation to Remain Silent Re-engagement After Invocation to Right to Counsel Ambiguous Invocations DUI Checkpoints Pretext Stops AND A LOT MORE... Over 160 Search & Seizures principles covered!