CRIMINAL EVIDENCE FOR POLICE. 2D ED.

• NCJ Number: 27696
• Author(s): P B Weston; K M Wells
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 400 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TEXTBOOK PRESENTS THOSE AREAS OF CRIMINAL EVIDENCE IMPORTANT TO POLICE OFFICERS, THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMES, AND THE PROSECUTION OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIME.

Abstract

TOPICS INCLUDE THE ROLES OF PROSECUTOR AND DEFENSE COUNSEL, STANDARDS OF POLICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVIDENCE, WITNESSES AND TESTIMONIAL PROOF, HEARSAY EVIDENCE, OPINION EVIDENCE, AND ARTICLES AND EXHIBITS OF EVIDENCE. OTHER SECTIONS COVER DIRECT VS. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE; THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE: ARREST, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE; CONFESSIONS AND ADMISSIONS; DISCOVERY AND DISCLOSURE; ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE; AND THE DEFENSE CASE.