Custody

=__** Custody **__=

An arrest is defined as complete when a police officer restricts the suspect’s freedom to leave the scene (“Chronology"). A law enforcement officer must explain to the suspect that he or she is under arrest. The police officer may search the vehicle and the person during the process of an arrest. A police officer usually handcuffs the person’s wrists then leads him or her into the police vehicle.

//__ Miranda v. Arizona __//__, //1966// __  U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police officers are required to explain certain rights to suspects who are under arrest before the suspect can be questioned. A suspect’s testimony is legally attained after the Miranda Rights are explained to the person. The Miranda Rights can be found on many law websites. The FindLaw website lists these Miranda Rights on the webpage, “Chronology: The Arrest Process”:

//__ Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution __//
==== The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from illegal search and seizures. An officer must have an arrest warrant, a search warrant, or probable cause before searching the suspect’s person or vehicle (“"Search and Seizure" and the Fourth Amendment”). ====

Introduction to the Arrest Process Conclusion to the Arrest Process
 * Reasons for Arrest
 * Custody
 * Transport
 * Intake & Booking
 * Holding
 * Release

Works Cited “'Search and Seizure' and the Fourth Amendment.” FindLaw. Thomson Reuters. 2011, n.p. Web. 10 Oct. 2011.