Criminal Evidence

by Britz, Marjie T.

• ISBN13: 9780205439713
• ISBN10: 0205439713
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-21
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text provides a comprehensive legal framework of the rules of evidence, highlights key law enforcement issues in the field, and uses "headline cases" to illustrate major points and generate student interest. Criminal evidence is most often approached from one of two perspectives: legal or law enforcement. This text melds the two perspectives with the aim of providing the most effective and interesting way to present the subject matter. This text presents potentially complicated concepts in a clear, palatable manner. A key aspect of this text is that it uses current, newsworthy examples; an example is theLouise Woodwardcase (the murdering Au Pair) discussed in Chapter 2. The text comes with some useful supplements that include PowerPoints, a CD of the most important cases, and a list of videos and websites that are coordinated by chapter and topic. These resources allow an instructor to take an engaging, multi-media approach to the material.

Author Biography

Dr. Marjie T. Britz is an associate professor of criminal justice at Clemson University. She holds a bachelors of science in forensic science from Jacksonville State University, a masters of science in police administration, and a doctorate of philosophy in criminal justice from Michigan State University. She has published extensively in the areas of computer crime, organized crime, and the police subculture. She has acted as a consultant to a variety of organizations, and provided training to an assortment of law enforcement agencies. In addition, she has served on editorial and supervisory boards in both academic and practitioner venues. Some of her recent books are: Organized Crime: A Worldwide Persepctive; Computer Forensics and Cybercrime; and, From Lucky Luciano to Tony Soprano: A History of Italian Organized Crime in America.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The history of law and legal process

Sources of Law in the American System

Rules of Evidence

Defining Evidence

Conclusions

The American Criminal Court System

Jurisdiction, Federalism, & Sovereignty

The Federal Courts

The State Courts

Courtroom Actors

The Criminal Process

Forms of Evidencea

Introduction

Real Evidence

Direct and Circumstantial Evidence

Substitutions for Evidence

Conclusions

Doctrine of Justification

Introduction

Probable Cause

Reasonable Suspicion

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

The Expectation of Privacy

Warrants

Types of Warrants

Conclusions

The Exclusion of Evidence

The Exclusionary Rule

Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule

Areas Unprotected by the Exclusionary Rule

Conclusions

Warrantless Arrests and Searches

Generally

Investigation Detention

Seizures and Investigative Detentions

Plain View

ldquo;Plain Feelrdquo; Doctrine

Incident to Arrest

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