Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal (Aspen College Series) - Softcover

Carter, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735584877 ISBN 13: 9780735584877

Verlag: ASPEN PUBL, 2011

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Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal uses actual paralegal assignments from practice to teach students what to do when they work for a defense attorney, prosecutor, or law enforcement agency. With coverage of local, state, and federal-level criminal cases, paralegal students learn about the different types of cases that are handled by lawyers and by regulatory agenciesand#8212;and their role as paralegals in the investigation and prosecution of those crimes.

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Practical and engaging, Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal features:

• broad and lucid coverage of basic concepts
• a consistent focus on the role of the paralegal in an attorneyand#8217;s office and in law enforcement agencies
• a logical four-part organization

1. Introduction to the Criminal Justice System

2. Criminal Law vs. Criminal Procedure

3. Criminal Law

4. Criminal Procedure

• realistic assignments that ask students to draft indictments, memos, grand jury subpoenas, and jury instructions based on hypothetical memos, investigative reports, and interviews
• clear explanations of the basic elements of criminal offenses and how they are used to define criminal offensesand#8212;provides students with a system they can use to analyze and understand the legal nature of any criminal offense
• a student-friendly and#8220;stage approachand#8221; to understanding procedural rights and#8212;each Criminal Procedure chapter focuses on one stage of the process and the applicable rights for that stage
• integrated coverage of white collar crime and other kinds of crime and the different types of criminal investigations, from police investigations to administrative and grand jury investigationsand#8212;focusing on the role of the paralegal in each
• a broad range of well-edited cases
• consistently strong pedagogyand#8212;chapter overviews, key terms, sidebars on interesting topics, end-of-chapter questions, hypotheticals, and additional projects for students

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Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal uses actual paralegal assignments from practice to teach students what to do when they work for a defense attorney, prosecutor, or law enforcement agency. With coverage of local, state, and federal-level criminal cases, paralegal students learn about the different types of cases that are handled by lawyers and by regulatory agenciesand#8212;and their role as paralegals in the investigation and prosecution of those crimes.

This text is available in ebook format from the VitalSource Store.
To download and use the ebook, you will need the free VitalSource Bookshelf software. DOWNLOAD NOW

Practical and engaging, Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal features:

• broad and lucid coverage of basic concepts
• a consistent focus on the role of the paralegal in an attorneyand#8217;s office and in law enforcement agencies
• a logical four-part organization

1. Introduction to the Criminal Justice System

2. Criminal Law vs. Criminal Procedure

3. Criminal Law

4. Criminal Procedure

• realistic assignments that ask students to draft indictments, memos, grand jury subpoenas, and jury instructions based on hypothetical memos, investigative reports, and interviews
• clear explanations of the basic elements of criminal offenses and how they are used to define criminal offensesand#8212;provides students with a system they can use to analyze and understand the legal nature of any criminal offense
• a student-friendly and#8220;stage approachand#8221; to understanding procedural rights and#8212;each Criminal Procedure chapter focuses on one stage of the process and the applicable rights for that stage
• integrated coverage of white collar crime and other kinds of crime and the different types of criminal investigations, from police investigations to administrative and grand jury investigationsand#8212;focusing on the role of the paralegal in each
• a broad range of well-edited cases
• consistently strong pedagogyand#8212;chapter overviews, key terms, sidebars on interesting topics, end-of-chapter questions, hypotheticals, and additional projects for students

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ASPEN PUBL
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0735584877
• ISBN 13: 9780735584877
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 614
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar