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An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody, usually because of a suspected crime. Learn about the different types of arrests, the legal requirements and safeguards, and the slang terms for being arrested in various countries.
Police power is the capacity of the states to regulate behavior and enforce order within their territory for the betterment of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of their inhabitants. The police power is an inherent power vested in the states by the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Miranda warning is a notification given by police to criminal suspects in custody advising them of their right to silence and protection from self-incrimination. It derives from the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona, which established the constitutional rights of suspects in custodial interrogation.
Learn about the legal authority to remove a person's liberty, and the different types of powers of arrest in various countries and contexts. Find out the individuals, legislation and cases related to the power of arrest in England and Wales, the United States and other jurisdictions.
Learn about the U.S. legal principle that allows police to perform a warrantless search of an arrested person and their area, and the related case law from 1940s to 2010s. See the Supreme Court rulings on officer safety, evidence preservation, digital information, and blood tests.
Probable cause is the legal standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a suspected criminal and for a court's issuing of a search warrant. Learn about the definition, history, and application of probable cause in U.S. criminal and immigration law, and how it differs from reasonable suspicion.
Learn about the laws in several U.S. states that authorize police to order people to state their name if they reasonably suspect a crime. Find out how the Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality and scope of these laws, and how they differ from consensual, detention and arrest encounters.
Reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause for police to stop, detain, or search a person or vehicle, based on specific and articulable facts. Learn how reasonable suspicion is evaluated, applied, and distinguished from other legal terms in different contexts and jurisdictions.