Law Enforcement Response at a Crisis Scene: Protecting Lives and Preserving the Admissibility of Evidence.

The writer, a legal instructor at the FBI Academy, examines the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the parameters placed on the government by the Fourth Amendment in emergency situations and crime scene searches. She also considers the potential problems facing law enforcement officers as a result...

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Publicado en:FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 25 - 33
Autor principal: Hoover, Lucy Ann
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Superintendent of Documents April 2006
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Sumario:The writer, a legal instructor at the FBI Academy, examines the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the parameters placed on the government by the Fourth Amendment in emergency situations and crime scene searches. She also considers the potential problems facing law enforcement officers as a result of motives ranging from a desire to solve the crime as quickly as possible to a lack of understanding of the scope of the emergency exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirements.