If you have an iPhone, an iPad, or an iPod touch, you can now download the School of Government's first smartphone app, a guide to the law of search and seizure called ASSET. (That's an acronym for Arrest, Search, and Seizure Electronic Tool, but obviously we also hope that the app will be an asset to its users.) Enter the App Store and search for "NC ASSET." It should be the only result. Here are a few things to know about the app: It's free. It isn't just a free trial, or a free version that encourages you to buy a more robust version later. It's just free. It's designed for officers. That doesn't mean that lawyers, judges, and others can't use it or won't like it. But it isn't massively detailed and packed full of citations. It is meant as a field reference for officers who aren't toting around their copy of Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina. I wrote the content. I had a lot of help with this app, both legal and technical, but the final responsibility for the content is mine. Any complaints should be directed to me. I'm also willing to accept compliments, which I will share with the other members of the ASSET team. It isn't optimized for iPad. We had a limited budget for this project, so it's professionally produced and looks great, but it is really an iPhone and iPod touch app that you can view on an iPad, too. Veteran iPad [...]
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