SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ETV (EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION) TRAINING PROGRAM - FROM CRIME TO COURT PROBABLE CAUSE FOR ARREST, PART 1

• NCJ Number: 17400
• Author(s): D J DALBEY
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 30 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: South Carolina Educational Television Network; South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROCEDURES RELATIVE TO THE FEDERAL LAW ON PROBABLE CAUSE FOR PLANNED ARRESTS.

Abstract

DISCUSSED ARE THE DEFINITION OF PROBABLE CAUSE, FINDING PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE PLANNED ARREST, THE ADVANTAGE OF BUILDING UP PROBABLE CAUSE, AND THE USE OF INFORMANTS TO BUILD PROBABLE CAUSE. A LANDMARK SUPREME COURT DECISION, DRAPER V. UNITED STATES, IS ALSO EXAMINED. IN THIS CASE THE COURT RULED THAT INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY AN INFORMANT CONSTITUTED PROBABLE CAUSE FOR BELIEF OF GUILT. THE SERIES IS COMPOSED OF NCJ-17285 THROUGH 17290 AND NCJ-17391 THROUGH 17411.