Criminal Procedure

by Matthew Lippman

• ISBN13: 9781412981309
• ISBN10: 1412981301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-20
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Criminal Procedure is a contemporary, comprehensive case-driven textbook from award-winning teacher Matthew Lippman that covers the constitutional foundation of criminal procedure and includes numerous cases selected for their appeal to today's students. With an emphasis on diversity and its impact on how laws are enforced, this clearly written textbook features numerous learning devices, including You Decide scenarios, Cases and Comments, and Legal Equations and is accompanied by robust ancillaries, including an open-access student study site with Web-based activities, helpful study aids, and resources.Key FeaturesEdited cases introduced by clear and accessible essays bring the criminal procedure process to life. Additional edited cases are available on the student study Web site. You Decide exercises ask students to assume the role of a judge and become part of the criminal procedure process. The student study Web site offers answers to these challenges. Questions after each case immediately reinforce learning and end-of-chapter questions help students review for exams. Introductory outlines at the beginning of each chapter orient readers to the material that follows. Invaluable in-text learning aids include a glossary with terminology for each chapter and end of chapter links to the student study Web site, which includes summaries of leading cases, Criminal Procedure on the Web exercises, and much more

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Criminal Procedure

Appendix: Reading and Briefing Cases

The Sources of Criminal Procedure

Searches And Seizures

Stop And Frisk

Probable Cause and Arrests

Searches and Seizures of Property

Inspections and Regulatory Searches

Interrogations and Confessions

Eyewitness and Scientific Identification

The Exclusionary Rule and Entrapment

Civil and Criminal Remedies for Constitutional Violations

The Initiation of the Legal Process, Bail, and the Right to Counsel

The Courtroom: The Pretrial and Trial Process

Sentencing and Appeals

Counterterrorism

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