Yes, unless they're under a 'gag' order of the court. Can you be more specific?
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No, if a police officer is killed, his cases are not automatically dropped in court. The court procedures would continue as normal, with replacement officers or other personnel taking over the cases. The prosecution would make necessary arrangements to ensure the cases are pursued and justice is sought.
One can check with a local law firm that specializes in criminal law to find an attorney that works cases involving police brutality. When a police officer steps outside the bounds of their authority and violates the civil rights of a citizen an attorney should be sought and retained.
It is the manner in which criminal cases are handled, from the moment the police are called to the moment a Defendant is sentenced or exonerated.
The police department of which the officer belonged would be first in line. In many cases the state police are called in as well.
The Attorney General.
A person is "under arrest" when a police officer charges them with a crime and chooses to take them to the police station to be processed for it. For example, if someone commits a crime, they are technically under arrest when a police officer witnesses the crime or has a warrant for the arrest and tells the criminal "You are under arrest." Typical procedure after this is to put handcuffs on the criminal and read them their Miranda rights (you have the right to remain silent etc). Handcuffs alone do not mean arrest, but i'm pretty sure its illegal for a police officer to handcuff someone without grounds to arrest them. As a side note, the person doing the arrest does not have to be a sworn in police officer. In Citizen's arrest cases, anyone with arresting powers like a bounty hunter can also place someone under arrest.
Usually DMV cases and criminal cases aren't mixed together unless its a DUI or a violent offense.
It will depend on the evidence, but probably yes. In most cases the report is not the entire recollection of the police officer.
In a majority of cases, the salaries of SWAT members are the same as those of regular police officers.
Sometimes a county corrections officer may drive the sheriff's transport van and in some cases it may be a police officer.
Rules related to police, trials, and prisons are in the area of criminal justice policy. Some states use the death penalty in cases of murder, which is an example of criminal justice policy.