Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional

by Ferdico, John N.

• ISBN13: 9780534560256
• ISBN10: 0534560253
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This best-selling text provides students with all they need to know about the legal aspects of the criminal justice system as it applies to professionals within the system. Ferdico communicates potentially confusing and obscure legal matter clearly and practically. By emphasizing interpretation of legal cases, students are able to focus on understanding the content of cases versus simply memorizing them.

Table of Contents

Preface	iv
Introduction	vii
PART I Framework for the Study of Criminal Procedure	1	(100)
Individual Rights under the United States Constitution	3	(28)
An Overview of the Criminal Court System	31	(44)
Basic Underlying Concepts	75	(26)
PART II Arrest, Search Warrants, and Probable Cause	101	(158)
Arrest	103	(54)
Search Warrants	157	(66)
Probable Cause	223	(36)
PART III Exceptions to Search Warrant Requirements	259	(202)
Stop and Frisk	261	(57)
Search Incident to Arrest	318	(26)
Consent Searches	344	(32)
The Plain View Doctrine	376	(25)
Search and Seizure of Vehicles and Containers	401	(30)
Open Fields and Abandoned Property	431	(30)
PART IV Admissions and Confessions and Pretrial Identification	461	(93)
Admissions and Confessions	463	(63)
Pretrial Identification Procedures	526	(28)
Glossary	554	(14)
Table of Cases	568	(9)
Index	577