Alternative Ways of Serving Arrest Warrants - Assignment Example

Alternative Ways of Serving Arrest WarrantsThe letter below is written to the editor in reference to an article written on The Houston chronicles, titled “SWAT ends Houston standoff with tear gas.” The article is about a person who was blocking the police from serving him with a warrant of arrest. The police had to result to using tear gas to end the standoff (Casiano). Thus, alternative means for serving arrest warrants are necessary. This is the basis of my writing a letter to the editor, explaining the problem and the possible solution.

SUBJECT: ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF SERVING ARREST WARRANTS.Serving individuals with a warrant of arrest is never easy. Many occurrences have been witnessed where such attempts to serve people with the arrest warrants has ended up causing violence, harm and death to the officers serving the warrants or to the recipients themselves. When the officers go to serve the individuals concerned with such arrest warrants, the individuals may choose to lock the offices out of their residence, so that they do not receive the warrants.

The individuals can also opt to harm the officers serving them with the warrants or even harm themselves to ensure they are not arrested. Non-reception of such arrest warrants would mean that the individuals do not appear in court to answer the charges against them. Currently, many instances where individuals have attempted to block the officers from serving them with arrest warrants have been reported. Therefore, there is a need to seek for alternative ways to serve the concerned people with such warrants of arrest.

In light of the above, such alternatives such as serving the arrest warrants to people through messages to their phones and E-mails should be applied. This is helpful in ensuring that the officers serving the arrest warrants do not necessarily have to go to the residence of the individuals concerned. These alternatives can save time and cost, while alleviating the risks associated with presenting the warrants to the physical address. Worth noting however, is the fact that the courts may not recognize such methods.

This limits the alternatives open, leaving only the physical presentation of the warrant as the only practical method.Sincerely,Work CitedCasiano, Louis. “SWAT ends Houston standoff with tear gas.” The Houston chronicles Sunday, February 5, 2012: A2. Print.