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A Quick Reference Guide to Contemporary Criminal Procedure for Law Enforcement Officers: One Hundred Notable United States Supreme Court Decisions and Their Effect on Modern Policing in America

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What an incredible study guide and reference for law enforcement officers. This should be required reading for every cadet in every academy in the country. Mark Bannon does a spectacular job of summarizing Supreme Court decisions that affect the day-to-day activities of law enforcement officers. He covers arrests, searches and seizures, vehicle searches, probable cause, etc.

With each topic he traces the history of the Supreme Court decisions that have established current doctrine; he provides the facts and the reasoning of each Supreme Court case. This book opens the door for law enforcement officers to an understanding of Supreme Court decisions that both enable and constrain their actions on the street.

This book has a lot of the more obscure case law that directly applies to law enforcement officers--much of which may not be taught in basic law enforcement training.

This book is an absolute neccesity for police officers on the street. It reads well, and easy, yet covers the court cases so important to law enforcement.