The criminal justice system is complicated.
Understand it and your rights.
This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect. It also provides critical information on working with a lawyer.
In plain English, The Criminal Law Handbook covers:
- search and seizure
- arrest, booking, and bail
- Miranda rights
- arraignment
- plea bargains
- trials
- sentencing
- common defenses
- working with defense attorneys
- constitutional rights
- juvenile court
- legal terms and definitions
- appeals
- public defenders
- victims’ rights
This edition is completely updated, covering the latest in criminal law, including U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Table des matières
Introduction 1. Talking to the Police 2. Search and Seizure 3. Arrest: When It Happens, What It Means 4. Eyewitness Identification: Psychology and Procedures 5. Booking and Bail: Checking In and Out of Jail 6. From Suspect to Defendant 7. Criminal Defense Lawyers 8. Understanding the Attorney-Client Relationship in a Criminal Case 9. A Walk Through Criminal Court 10. Arraignments 11. Developing the Defense Strategy 12. Crimespeak: Understanding the Language of Criminal Laws 13. Defensespeak: Common Defenses to Criminal Charges 14. Discovery: Exchanging Information With the Prosecution 15. Investigating the Facts 16. Preliminary Hearings 17. Fundamental Trial Rights of the Defense 18. Basic Evidence Rules in Criminal Trials 19. Motions and Their Role in Criminal Cases 20. Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End 21. The Trial Process 22. Sentencing 23. Appeals 24. How the Criminal Justice System Works 25. Juvenile Courts and Procedures 26. Prisoners’ Rules 27. Looking Up the Law Glossary
A propos de l’auteur
Sara Berman is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law. Sara currently serves as the Director of Academic and Bar Success Programs for the Access Lex Center for Legal Education Excellence. She has served for decades in faculty and administrative leadership roles in law schools in California and Florida, and is the author of numerous articles and books, including Pass the Bar Exam: A Practical Guide to Achieving Academic & Professional Goals and Bar Exam MPT Preparation & Experiential Learning For Law Students: Interactive Performance Test Training, both published by the American Bar Association. Sara is also the co-author along with Paul Bergman of Nolo’s Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Civil Case.
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