This course will examine the legal rules surrounding the investigation of crime. We will explore basic constitutional constraints imposed on law enforcement by the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments, including constraints on search and seizure, interrogation and identification procedures. We will also consider statutory rules, such as the rules governing use of wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance.
We will address a number of questions over the course of the semester: How do we accommodate our competing interests in both personal security and autonomy, and effective law enforcement? How do we regulate, or fail to regulate, police conduct? How could we more effectively minimize police misconduct? This course is designed to complement Criminal Adjudication (L6238). It may, however, be taken before, after, or without that course.
Section Offerings for 2012-13
| Course No. | Term | Name | ||
| & Section | Instructor(s) | Schedule | Location | |
| L6109-001 | 12F | Criminal Investigations | ||
| D. Livingston | MTWR 8:00 AM-9:30 AM | WJWH L107 | ||
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