Chapter Questions
Name some of the legal restraints on police action, and list some types of behavior that might be considered abuse of police authority.
How do the Bill of Rights and demoeratically inspired legal restraints on the police help ensure personal freedoms in our society?
Describe the legal standards for assessing searches and seizures conducted by law enforcement agents.
What is arrest, and when does it occur? How do legal understandings of the term differ from popular depictions of the arrest process?
What is the role of interrogation in intelligence gathering? List each of the Miranda warnings. Which recent U.S. Supreme Court cases have affected Minanda warning requirements?