Arrest and Questioning
Encounters with Law Enforcement Agents
Types of Encounters With Law Enforcement Agents
Conversation
Detention
Arrest
Basic Responses to Detention and Arrest
Why You Should Remain Silent and Ask to See a Lawyer
What to Watch Out For, When You Remain Silent and Ask to See a Lawyer
Why You Should Remain Silent and Ask to See a Lawyer Even if You're Innocent
Safety Tactics During Arrest
Story: Armed and Dangerous
Safety Tactics
De-Escalating Extreme Danger
Using the Rights to Remain Silent and to See a Lawyer
The Miranda Rights
How to Invoke the Miranda Rights
When the Miranda Rights Must be Read to a Suspect
Who Must Read the Miranda Rights to a Suspect
How Officers Trick People Into Giving Up their Miranda Rights
How Officers Trick Suspects Who Have Children
Oral Confessions and Written Confessions
Traffic Stops
Private Security Staff
Story: Use a Pie, Go to Jail
What to Sign and What Not to Sign
Do Sign a Promise to Appear
Sample Promises to Appear

Don't Sign a Waiver of Rights
Sample Waivers of Rights

Don't Sign a Statement
Sample Statements

Don't Sign a Property Receipt
Sample Property Receipts

Don't Sign a Merchant Confession Form
Sample Merchant Confession Forms
Resisting Interrogation
Common Interrogation Lines
General Interrogation Techniques
Story: Good Cop, Bad Cop
Story: Rat Jacket
Probation, Parole and Supervised Release
Story: My Lawyer Made Me Do It
Court Supervision
Searches While Under Supervision
Interviews With Supervising Officers
Undercover Officers, Informants, and Entrapment
Story: Narc in the Park
Undercover Officers
Informants
Infiltrators
Entrapment
Arrest Warrants
Story: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200
Dealing With Arrest Warrants
Sample Arrest Warrant
Searches
Search Warrants
Story: Search and Destroy
Dealing With Search Warrants
Sample Search Warrants
Warrantless Searches
Searches Based on Consent
Other Types of Warrantless Searches
Searches at or Near the National Border
Showing Identification
Giving Your Name
Surveillance
Visual Surveillance
Surveillance of Telephone Communications
Surveillance of Mail
Surveillance of Garbage
Surveillance of Internet Activity
Rights of Minors
The Rights of Minors to Remain Silent and to See a Lawyer
The Right of Minors to Refuse Consent to Searches
Privacy Sign
Differences Between Juvenile and Adult Court
Juvenile Delinquency Records
Rights of Non-U.S. Citizens
Rights of Non-U.S. Citizens
Getting Legal Assistance
Strategies for Non-U.S. Citizens Arrested by Immigration Authorities
Strategies for Non-U.S. Citizens Arrested by Law Enforcement Agencies
Entering and Re-Entering the United States
Voluntary Departure, Expedited Removal, Reinstated Removal, and Administrative Removal
Immigration Consequences of Arrest or Conviction
Jail and Bail
Types of Release from Custody
Preparing for a Bail Hearing
Working With a Bail Bondsman
Going to Jail for the First Time
Police Misconduct
How to Report Police Misconduct
Police Misconduct Report Form
What to Do With the Police Misconduct Report
Story: Protect and Serve
Video: Protect and Serve
Questions and Answers About Protect and Serve
Sample Police Misconduct Report
Reference Material on Police Misconduct
Reference Material on Discrimination in the Legal System
Using a Lawyer
Selecting a Lawyer
Working With a Public Defender
Having a Productive Meeting With Your Lawyer
How Much to Tell Your Lawyer
Sample Witness List
Sample Time Line
Sample Diagram
Maintaining Confidentiality
Representing Yourself
Firing Your Lawyer
Grand Juries
What You Should Know About Grand Juries
(4 page handout)
What a Grand Jury Does
Being Served With a Subpoena
Sample Subpoena
Appearing Before a Grand Jury
The Improper Use of the Federal Grand Jury: An Instrument for the Internment of Political Activists
Materials for Activists
RNC Materials
Legal Briefing for Activists at the
Republican National Convention
When Do You Have to Give Your Name at the RNC Protests?
Solidarity Tactics
How to Use Jail/Court Solidarity
Examples of Jail/Court Solidarity
Minors and Solidarity Tactics
Trial Materials
Jury Nullification: The Top Secret Constitutional Right
Legal Observing
Legal Observing
Legal Observer Checklist
Effective Camera Work for Legal Observers