Bill of Rights
Landmark Case
Exclusionary Rule
writ of certiorari
A writ issued from an appellate court for the purpose of obtaining from a lower court the record of its proceedings in a particular case.
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine
Good-Faith Exception
Probable Cause
Plain View
Emergency Search
Arrest
A warrantless search of an arrested individual conducted to ensure the safety of the arresting officer.
Reasonable Suspicion
Fleeting-Targets Exception
Suspicionless Search
Interrogation
Inherent Coercion
The tactics used by police interviewers that fall short of physical abuse but that nonetheless pressure suspects to divulge information.
Psychological Manipulation
Miranda Warnings
The advisement of rights due criminal suspects by the police before questioning begins.
Miranda Triggers
The dual principles of custody and interrogation, both of which are necessary before an advisement of rights is required.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
Electronic Evidence
Information and data of investigative value that are stored in or transmitted by an electronic device.
Latent Evidence
Evidence of relevance to a criminal investigation that is not readily seen by the unaided eye.
Digital Criminal Forensics