Synopsis
For sophomore-level courses in Administration of Justice, or junior-level courses in American Criminal Courts. Also, Criminal Procedures and Intro to Courts courses.
A comprehensive text on American criminal courts, covering the judicial process from arrest to conviction and sentencing, this popular revision explains the duties and responsibilities of the law enforcement agencies, courts, and correctional departments. The text is designed to encourage students to develop new insights on the future directions of courts.
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"The approach is great. It goes in a very orderly and logical fashion, taking each step of the criminal process at a time." ― Mark A. Stelter, Montgomery College, Conroe, TX
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Procedures in the Justice System, Seventh Edition, provides the readers with a thorough understanding of the American Justice System by explaining the duties and responsibilities of the law enforcement agencies, courts, and correctional departments from the time of arrest through the sentencing of the criminal offenders. Avoiding the use of legalese, Procedures ill the Justice System addresses why we have laws and why those laws are broken, the constitutional rights of the accused, issues involving search and seizure, law of confessions, trial procedures, and appellate processes. Through this in-depth exploration, the reader will gain a deeper understanding of our justice system and the roles that each profession contributes.
New for the Seventh Edition- Updated court cases
- New chapter on arrests
- Motions and court documents from actual court cases
- The addition of tables and flow charts
- A more open text design
- victims' rights
- search and seizure
- procedural steps in a case
- right to counsel
- laws of arrest
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