Peace Officers Manual

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"Peace Officers Manual"

Entry/Object ID

2009.60.1.1

Description

"Peace Officers Manual," Charles W. Fricke (Sixth ed.,, Los Angeles: Los Angeles Review,) 1929. The pamphlet, by a Superior Court judge, discusses how criminal cases reach the courts; the American jury system; the process of rendering verdicts; selecting trial juries; the concept of reasonable doubt; bail; sentencing; parole and probation; new trials and appeals; the California Vehicle Act; various types of crimes; court jurisdictions; evidence; investigations and arrests; and search warrants and subpoenas. There is an index and many advertisements. With losses, heavy staining, puncture marks, creases, and other wear to the wrappes, but generally clean pages, the condition is fair overall.

Lexicon

Search Terms

California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Manuals