The Law of the Police

• ISBN: 9781543849813

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  The Law of the Police is the first book to explore the complex array of federal, state, and local legal rules that govern police encounters with the public. The book is primarily designed to provide materials for law school courses and seminars on policing or courses on criminal procedure that seek to provide a broader understanding of the institutions and laws shaping police practices than traditional casebooks permit. It also offers a resource for academics, lawyers, and others who want to know more about how American law regulates the police and how it might do so differently. In addition to cases, statutes, and policies, the book includes extensive commentary and questions encouraging readers to consider the form and content of the law; how it might change; who is making it; and how the law affects the costs and fairness of policing and the public accountability of police actions.  

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  • Part I introduces local policing—its history, its goals, its legal foundations, and its problems 
  • Part II considers the law that regulates investigative activities, such as surveillance, interrogations, and collecting evidence 
  • Part III addresses the law that governs common street activities, including preventing crime, stopping traffic, using force, handling protests, and maintaining order 
  • Part IV examines legal remedies for police abuses and avenues for police reform 

  Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Chapters and notes designed to allow flexibility—allow professors to assign materials selectively according to the needs of the course.  As a result, the casebook can serve as materials for a range of lecture and discussion-based courses on the law regulating police conduct; on legal remedies and reforms for problems in policing; or on more specific topics, such as the use of force or constitutional rules governing police conduct.  
  • Descriptions of controversial policing encounters and links to and discussion of videos of such incidents—help students practice applying the law, consider its policy implications, and gain awareness of contemporary controversies on policing. 
  • Diverse primary materials, including federal and state cases and statutes and police department policies—provide a broad exposure to the types of law that govern public policing. 
  • Photos, links to videos, protest art, and charts—pique student interest, enable richer discussions, and provide additional context for legal materials in the book.
  • Integration of scholarly work on policing, on the law, and on the impact of police practices—enables students to make more sophisticated assessments of the law.
  • Notes and questions—designed to (a) highlight alternative strategies lawyers might use to change the law, and (b) raise comparative institutional questions about who is best suited to regulate the police. 
  • Discussion of legal topics relevant to contemporary discussions of policing—studied nowhere else in the law school curriculum. 

  Teaching materials include:

  • Teacher’s Manual
  •  Links to videos discussed in the text
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  Page Count	944
  Published	02/16/2021