Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Criminal Law » Search and Seizure
Traffic stops
83 pages. Updated by new edition.
This title is written for officers and prosecutors and includes charts on common traffic offenses and important information and plain-English caselaw regarding arrests, detentions, and searches related to cars, drivers, and passengers. Focuses on three critical areas: 1) pulling over vehicles; 2) investigations and arrests after the traffic stop; and 3) car searches.