Procedures in the Justice System

Description

1. An Introduction to the Justice System
2. Search and Seizure
3. Arrest and Custody
4. Law Enforcement and the Citizen on the Street
5. Privilege Against Compulsory Self-Incrimination
6. Initial Appearance and Arraignment
7. Assistance of Counsel
8. Pretrial Motions, Hearings, and Plea Negotiations
9. Courtroom Evidence
10. Jury
11. Trial Procedure
12. Deliberation of the Jury and the Verdict
13. Sentencing and Appeals
14. Collateral Proceedings and Writs

Appendices
A. Outline of Trial Procedure
B. Motion for the Production and Inspection of Evidence and Information That May Lead to Evidence
C. Procedures for Filing for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

Hallmark features of this title

Clear presentation of key concepts

• The material proceeds logically, from arrest to conviction and sentencing, so students can visualize the sequence of events in the judicial process.
• The duties of law enforcement agencies, courts and correctional departments are discussed, including both their independent and collective roles from the time of accusation to the completion of sentencing.

Use of real court cases

• Examples of and documents from real court cases reveal the practical workings of the courts.
• Case Law sections in each chapter provide summaries and excerpts of recent court decisions and discuss what constitutes justice and rule of law.
• How Would You Rule sections challenge students to decide how they would rule on a contested issue.

About our authors

Cliff Roberson, LLM, PhD, is an emeritus professor of criminal justice at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and a retired professor of criminology at California State University in Fresno. He has authored or coauthored more than 60 books and texts on legal subjects.

His previous academic experiences include Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Arkansas Tech University; Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; Director of Programs, National College of District Attorneys; Professor of Criminology and Director of Justice Center, California State University, Fresno and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward’s University.

Dr. Roberson’s non-academic experience includes US Marine Corps service as an infantry officer, trial and defense counsel, military judge as a marine judge advocate and director of the military law branch. Other legal employment experiences include Trial Supervisor, Office of State Counsel for Offenders, Texas Board of Criminal Justice and judge pro-tem in the California courts.

Dr. Roberson is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court,U.S. Court of Military Appeals,U.S. Tax Court, federal courts in California and Texas, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the Supreme Court of California. His educational background includes a PhD in human behavior from the U.S. International University; an LLM in criminal law, criminology and psychiatry from George Washington University; a JD from American University; a BA in political science from the University of Missouri; and one year of postgraduate study at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Robert Winters, JD, holds a juris doctorate degree and has been with Purdue Global University (formerly Kaplan University) since 2004, where he currently serves as a full-time faculty member in the criminal justice department of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Prior to his current position, Robert served as a department academic chair, assistant dean of faculty, and assistant dean of curriculum (interim) for both the graduate and undergraduate schools of criminal justice. Robert also served four terms as faculty senate president and has led or served on multiple academic and steering committees during his tenure. In addition to his work on the faculty senate, Robert currently serves as a member of the Center for Teaching & Learning Advisory and the General Education Literacy committees.

Robert has four published textbooks in the criminal justice field and, with over 25 published articles, is a regular contributor to Corrections.com. Originally from Chicago, IL, Robert previously resided in southern California and now lives in Scottsdale, AZ.

New and updated features of this title

New and expanded material on criminal procedures

• NEW: New material on victim impact statements considers how the victim’s account figures into sentencing.
• EXPANDED: Additional content on the search of an arrestee examines the law enforcer’s role in this process.
• EXPANDED: Frisking for weapons and the execution of this high-risk task are explored in this edition.
• EXPANDED: Further coverage of self-incrimination and interrogations links these concepts to the offender’s rights.

Added coverage of roles and legal procedures

• EXPANDED: Additional coverage of the roles and primary duties of prosecutors and state attorneys offers further context for the role of court proceedings in the judicial process.
• EXPANDED: Pretrial and trial procedures of the criminal justice system are further explored in this edition.

For courses in criminal procedure.

From arrest to sentencing: A comprehensive guide to criminal procedure
Procedures in the Justice System presents the judicial procedures of criminal cases in plain language and a concise format suitable for a one-semester course. In addition to detailing legal rules, it considers why we have laws and why those laws are broken, the constitutional rights of the accused, and the philosophy of correctional endeavors. The 12th edition has new content on victim impact statements and expanded discussion of legal procedures, while continuing to use actual court cases to show the real implications of the judicial process for enforcers and offenders alike.

For courses in criminal procedure.

From arrest to sentencing: A comprehensive guide to criminal procedure
Procedures in the Justice System presents the judicial procedures of criminal cases in plain language and a concise format suitable for a one-semester course. In addition to detailing legal rules, it considers why we have laws and why those laws are broken, the constitutional rights of the accused, and the philosophy of correctional endeavors. The 12th edition has new content on victim impact statements and expanded discussion of legal procedures, while continuing to use actual court cases to show the real implications of the judicial process for enforcers and offenders alike.