Detention and Arrest 3/E

by Glen Luther and Steve Coughlan

The criminal justice system aims to maintain a balance between the individual interest of private citizens to carry on their lives free from state interference, and the communal interest in maintaining a safe society. These two goals come into conflict with each other most visibly when agents of the state take control of private citizens -- that is, when they exercise their powers to detain or to arrest.

The book focuses on "street-level"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CV7CMTJY
• ISBN13: 9781552217252
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Irwin Law
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.