Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process
Third Edition
Learning Objectives
As a result of reading this chapter, you will be able to
- Define and provide examples of probable cause
- Explain the rationale for, ramifications of, and exceptions to the exclusionary rule
- Explain the rights of—and limitations on—the police with regard to searching a person’s home, immediate area, body, and vehicle
- Distinguish between arrests and searches and seizures with and without a warrant
- Review what is meant by “stop and frisk”
- Explain generally to what extent the police may use electronic devices in order to obtain information from members of the public
- Discuss some significant ways in which the Miranda decision has been eroded
- Describe what rights are held by criminal defendants regarding the right to counsel, for both felony and misdemeanor arrests