Know Your Rights When Interacting With Police

  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Los Angeles County Law Library, Law Office of Tarek Shawky, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
  • Los Angeles County Law Library
Topics:
  • Civil Rights
  • Criminal
  • Seminar
  • Training (non-CLE)
  • General

Learn what to do when interacting with or witnessing the police. Covers rights and responsibilities of police and public.

Interactions with law enforcement can be intimidating and unsettling. This class covers how to make smart choices when interacting with the police. Includes tips for how to respond when talking to the police on the street, in your car and in your home. Covers civil rights and responsibilities of the police and public.

Class covers:
• Understanding the right to remain silent and consenting to a search
• Tips for how to handle being questioned
• Your rights in the event of an arrest
• How to make good decisions during a traffic stop
• What information to give an officer during a police stop
• Options when witnessing police interactions.
• And more!
Presented by:
Maria Hall, (http://www.mariaehall.co/) Attorney at Law
Tarek Shawky, (http://www.shawkylaw.com/defenseattorneytarekshakwy/) Managing Partner, Law Office of Tarek Shawky
Leonard Torrealba, Prosecutor, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (http://da.lacounty.gov/about/office-overview)
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.