The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (Criminal Law Handbook, 4th ed) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873378040 ISBN 13: 9780873378048

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Do you know:

*what happens when you are accused of a crime?

*how you are charged?

*how plea bargains work?

*what happens in court?

Now everyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- has a place to turn for the information they need.

With The Criminal Law Handbook you can learn exactly what goes on in a criminal case. The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers:

*arrests

*booking

*preliminary hearings

*charges

*bail

*courts

*arraignment

*search and seizure

*defenses

*evidence

*trials

*plea bargains

*sentencing

*juveniles

*"crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal statutes

*and much more

The 4th edition, completely revised and updated, provides a new chapter on prisoners rights, including paroles and pardons. It also includes information about recent Supreme Court cases, covering police roadblocks, heat-monitoring devices in searches, the legality of arrest for petty offenses and more.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and a recipient of a University Distinguished Teaching Award. His recent books include Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (Andrews & McMeel); Trial Advocacy: Inferences, Arguments, Techniques (with Moore and Binder, West Publishing Co.); and Represent Yourself In Court and The Criminal Law Handbook (both with Berman-Barrett, Nolo). He has also published numerous articles in law journals.

Sara J. Berman-Barrett is an attorney and bar review professor. She is the co-author of Represent Yourself in Court and The Criminal Law Handbook and the author of numerous articles and law course materials.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0873378040
• ISBN 13: 9780873378048
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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