Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice

Author:   Rolando del Carmen (Sam Houston State University) ,  Craig Hemmens (Washington State University)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Edition:   10th edition
ISBN:  

9781305577367


Pages:   576
Publication Date:   01 January 2016
Replaced By:   9780357763636
Format:   Hardback
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Packed with examples from real-world situations faced by today's law enforcement professionals, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: LAW AND PRACTICE, 10th Edition gives you a practical and authoritative look at the most current guidelines in criminal procedure. Comprehensive and accurate without bogging you down in unnecessary details, the text includes cutting-edge coverage of the law as it relates to arrests, searches and seizures, vehicle stops, use of force, interrogations, and line-ups. It also discusses current topics such as racial profiling, DNA evidence, plea bargaining, seizures of text/email messages, and many others. Interesting case briefs, sample police forms, hypothetical cases, and coverage of the most recent Supreme Court rulings keep the text as relevant as ever. Its' clear, reader-friendly presentation makes law enforcement concepts easy to understand and apply.

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Author:   Rolando del Carmen (Sam Houston State University) ,  Craig Hemmens (Washington State University)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   1.089kg
ISBN:  

9781305577367


ISBN 10:   1305577361
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   01 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780357763636
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. The Court System, Sources of Rights, and Fundamental Principles. 2. Overview of the Criminal Justice Process. 3. Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion. 4. The Exclusionary Rule. 5. Stop and Frisk and Stationhouse Detention. 6. Arrests and Use of Force. 7. Searches and Seizures of Things. 8. Motor Vehicle Stops, Searches, and Inventories. 9. Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and Border Searches. 10. Lineups and Other Means of Pretrial Identification. 11. Confessions and Admissions: Miranda v. Arizona. 12. Basic Constitutional Rights of the Accused during Trial. 13. Sentencing, the Death Penalty, and Other Forms of Punishment. 14. Legal Liabilities of Law Enforcement Officers. 15. Electronic Surveillance and the War on Terror.

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In a step by step manner this textbook presents critical Criminal Justice concepts and issues that must be understood by any student wishing to understand the driving forces within all Criminal Justice professions. The foundation is laid well and then built upon with topics and concepts of increasing complexity. The three major strengths of this text are its easy readability, its comprehensive coverage of the material, and the end-of-chapter summaries and questions.


The three major strengths of this text are its easy readability, its comprehensive coverage of the material, and the end-of-chapter summaries and questions.


In a step by step manner this textbook presents critical Criminal Justice concepts and issues that must be understood by any student wishing to understand the driving forces within all Criminal Justice professions. The foundation is laid well and then built upon with topics and concepts of increasing complexity. The three major strengths of this text are its easy readability, its comprehensive coverage of the material, and the end-of-chapter summaries and questions.


Author Information

Rolando V. del Carmen was Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. He was assistant dean of a school of law in the Philippines and held various administrative and academic positions in the United States. In addition, he taught at various universities and wrote extensively, including numerous articles on legal issues and more than 10 books. A consultant to criminal justice agencies in a number of states, Dr. del Carmen served a six-year term for the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. He earned the Fellow Award (1990), Bruce Smith Award (1996) and Founders Award (2005) from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He held a B.A. and L.L.B. from the Philippines, a master of comparative law from Southern Methodist University, a master of laws from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctor of science of law from the University of Illinois. Craig Hemmens is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. He holds a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He previously served as department chair at Washington State University, department head and professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Missouri State University and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, director of the Paralegal Studies Program and director of the Honors College at Boise State University. Professor Hemmens has published 20 books and more than 200 articles and other writings on a variety of criminal justice-related topics and Bruce Springsteen. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education (2003–2005), the Criminal Law Bulletin (2015–2018) and as president of the academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2012–2013).

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