Criminal Procedure
From First Contact to Appeal
3rd Edition
Published on 21. January 2010
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-0-13-504319-6 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Criminal Procedure or legal/constitutional issues in policing/criminal justice.
Fully updated in this edition, this book covers all aspects of criminal procedure-from first contact to appeal. Written in a conversational style, the first half of the book is devoted to traditional criminal procedure topics and the remainder of the book discusses topics such as the pretrial process, the roles of defense attorneys, prosecutors, and grand juries; plea bargaining and guilty pleas; right of criminal defendants at trial; and appeals and habeas corpus. Each chapter includes decision-making exercises, sample legal forms and excerpts from real police department policy manuals-giving the book real world appeal.
Fully updated in this edition, this book covers all aspects of criminal procedure-from first contact to appeal. Written in a conversational style, the first half of the book is devoted to traditional criminal procedure topics and the remainder of the book discusses topics such as the pretrial process, the roles of defense attorneys, prosecutors, and grand juries; plea bargaining and guilty pleas; right of criminal defendants at trial; and appeals and habeas corpus. Each chapter includes decision-making exercises, sample legal forms and excerpts from real police department policy manuals-giving the book real world appeal.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
1433 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-504319-6 (9780135043196)
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Content
1. Introduction to Criminal Procedure
2. Remedies for Constitutional Violations
3. Introduction to the Fourth Amendment
4. Searches and Arrests with Warrants
5. Searches and Arrests without Warrants
6. Actions Based on Reasonable Suspicion
7. Actions Based on Administrative Justification and Consent
8. Interrogations and Confessions
9. Identification Procedures and the Role of Witnesses
10. The Pretrial Process
11. Prosecutors, Grand Juries, and Defense Attorneys
12. Plea Bargaining and Guilty Pleas
13. Rights at Trial
14. More Rights at Trial
15. Sentencing, Appeals, and Habeas Corpus
2. Remedies for Constitutional Violations
3. Introduction to the Fourth Amendment
4. Searches and Arrests with Warrants
5. Searches and Arrests without Warrants
6. Actions Based on Reasonable Suspicion
7. Actions Based on Administrative Justification and Consent
8. Interrogations and Confessions
9. Identification Procedures and the Role of Witnesses
10. The Pretrial Process
11. Prosecutors, Grand Juries, and Defense Attorneys
12. Plea Bargaining and Guilty Pleas
13. Rights at Trial
14. More Rights at Trial
15. Sentencing, Appeals, and Habeas Corpus