The arrest handbook : a guide to your rights

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (Author).

Summary: "The Arrest Handbook is one of our most widely requested publications offering easy-to-understand information on your rights when interacting with police on topics like arrest, detention, search and seizure, and youth and the law. The new and expanded 2023 Arrest Handbook includes major updates to reflect changes in the legal landscape and new sections on heavily policed communities, mental health and involuntary treatment, civil disobedience, protest, and Indigenous resistance. "--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

Physical Description: print
61 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cover title. "First edition published in 2003 in English, Arabic, Spanish and Vietnamese"--P. [2]
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The police and arrest -- Conversation -- Imprisonment without charges -- Talking to police -- Citizen and private security arrests -- Police questioning and investigation -- Searches -- Location searches -- Property rights -- Other agency search powers -- After arrest -- Youth and the law -- Civil disobedience and protest -- Anti-terrorist legislation -- Poverty and drug law issues -- Police accountability.