Law Enforcement

An indispensable tool to both police officers and prosecutors, this annual edition of Anderson’s Ohio Manual of Criminal and Indictments provides law enforcement with an easy-to-use format for filing criminal charges and preparing indictments throughout the Ohio criminal system. This important resource provides instant access to accurate charging information—containing complete language for all offenses in Title 29 of the Ohio Revised (Crimes-Procedure) Code, as well as important statutory definitions. All provide annotations examining the changes and amendments made to this Title 29 during the 2025-2026 Ohio Legislative session. This manual presents practical notes to assist law enforcement personnel in making crucial charging and indictment decisions. Essential information on appropriate selection of charges in individual cases is included, as well as penalties, affirmative defenses, and statutory definitions.

The Handbook has gone through extensive updates the last few years. The 2021 edition was completely reorganized and rewritten, informing the reader of the latest procedures and technologies utilized in a forensic investigation of a crime. This year’s 2026 edition further updated criminal investigative procedures guiding law enforcement officers through each and every element of a criminal investigation making sure nothing is missed, including updates to: (i) Chapter 1: Strategic Investigation process; (ii) Chapter 3: Crime Scene Investigation; (iii) Chapter 12: Forensic Interviewing and Interrogation; (iv) Chapter 13: Computer Forensics; (v) Chapter 19: Investigation of White-Collar Crimes and Organized Crime; and (vi) Chapter 20: Terrorism Investigation and Homeland Security.

This is a rapidly developing area, and this treatise will help practitioners, legislators, administrators, scholars, journalists, businesspersons, students, and others to understand the structure, implications, strengths, weaknesses, and uses of American surveillance law.

Comprehensive manual covering New York's law on search and seizure, arrests, confessions, and identifications procedures.

This book has been designed specifically for courtroom use; its purpose is to provide fast, authoritative answers to questions which arise in the course of trials and hearings.

A comprehensive guide to the personal injury and civil rights aspects of police misconduct with extensive forms.

The most comprehensive treatise available on the substantive and procedural law of civil and criminal forfeiture.