LibGuides: Know Your Rights!: Stopped by the Police

DOJ: Addressing Police Misconduct Laws Enforced by the Department of Justice
It is a crime for one or more persons acting under color of law willfully to deprive or conspire to deprive another person of any right protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States. (18 U.S.C. §§ 241, 242). "Under color of law" means that the person doing the act is using power given to him or her by a governmental agency (local, State, or Federal).

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The Criminal Law Handbook by Paul Bergman; Sara J. Berman-Barrett
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9781413307047
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
The criminal justice system is a complex maze, full of confusing rules and procedures. Fortunately, you can turn to this book for clear and complete explanations.
Miranda Rights by Paul Ruschmann
Call Number: EBook
Publication Date: 2008
Provides divergent viewpoints on law enforcement officers having to inform suspects of the rights afforded to an individual accused of a crime because of the 1966 Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona.
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9781620971932
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

The Stanford Open Policing Project
Police pull over more than 50,000 drivers on a typical day, more than 20 million motorists every year. Yet the most common police interaction — the traffic stop — has not been tracked, at least not in any systematic way. The Stanford Open Policing Project — a unique partnership between the Stanford Computational Journalism Lab and the Stanford Computational Policy Lab — is changing that.

Rewire: These Are Your Rights if You're Pulled Over by Police
You’re driving along the road, minding your own business, just trying to get to work, grab some food or catch some live music. Suddenly, you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror.

Cornell Legal Information Institute: Search Warrant
A search warrant is a warrant issued by the competent authority authorizing a police officer to search a specified place for evidence even without the occupant’s consent. A search warrant is generally required for a Fourth Amendment search, subject to a few exceptions.
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Probable Cause
Probable cause is a requirement found in the Fourth Amendment that must usually be met before police make an arrest, conduct a search, or receive a warrant.
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Miranda Warning
"Miranda warning" refers to the constitutional requirement that once an individual is detained by the police, there are certain warnings a police officer is required to give to a detainee.
MirandaWarning.org: Become Aware of your rights, What Are Your Miranda Rights?
An Explanation of Your Rights, Invoking Your Miranda Rights, When The Police Must Read Your Rights, Understanding Your Rights.
Constitution Center: The 5th Amendment Criminal Procedure Clauses
Three of the five clauses of the Fifth Amendment pertain to procedures that must, or must not, be used in criminal prosecutions.

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National Police Reform Commissions: Evidence-Based Practices or Unfulfilled Promises?
The Kerner Commission devoted significant attention to the issue of policing and its impact on communities of color in particular. In light of the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission, the focus of this article is twofold. First, this article provides a literature review on police commissions across time, both pre- and post-Kerner, to identify similarities.

ACLU, Know Your Rights: Stopped by the Police
Being stopped by police is a stressful experience that can go bad quickly. Here we describe what the law requires and also offer strategies for handling police encounters.
Campaign Zero
We can live in a world where the police don't kill people by limiting police interventions, improving community interactions, and ensuring accountability.

Reuters: #AskReuters: Why the U.S. protests against police brutality are different this time
Protests over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and other Black Americans have ignited a national conversation about the role of law enforcement in society. As part of our #AskReuters Twitter chat series, Reuters hosted a conversation with experts on race and policing in the United States.

Know Your Rights!: Stopped by the Police