Criminal Procedure

By Joel Samaha

Book Overview

This straightforward introduction to criminal procedure combines case excerpts with clear, detailed legal discussion and analysis to equip you with a solid understanding of the field. Widely acclaimed author Dr. Joel Samaha is known for his ability to help readers grasp the complexities of law by clearly and carefully presenting all sides of an issue. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE covers the whole criminal process -- from crime prevention and investigation by law enforcement to court procedures before trial to sentencing and review by appeals courts. You'll read about criminal procedure in the digital age, law enforcement crowd control and the First Amendment, police body cams and citizen smartphone videos of police encounters, and trial judge review of search warrant applications based on digital sources such as smartphones. Other topics include the political nature of the U.S. Supreme Court and developments in forensic evidence acquisition, enhanced interrogation, and immigration law.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1305969006
• ISBN13: 9781305969001
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Easy to understand

A lot of these chapters were extremely easy to understand, and broke things down in a way that allowed me to both understand what was going on and apply it to other situations. It definitely summarizes things fairly well and adds a lot of court case examples to back up the text, which is nice to see real life examples of these cases within the book instead of having to search for them elsewhere.

Good book but lots of difficult terminolgy

This book was used in class for Law and Criminal Procedure. The textbook read great however, the supreme court rulings were difficult to follow. At times I thought I thought I was reading one legal outcome only to find out that I had the wrong interpretation of the law as described. I think it would help to do a little Legal terminology 101 just for review by yourself. Without it, certain aspects of the what the author is trying to convey may get lost in the terminology and legal jargon.

very good

short delivery time. accurate description of book. no writing on pages. would order from again..

Criminal Procedure with CD-ROM

The cases were written in an understandable English language and the CD-ROM was helpful in simplifing the chapters but they were too bare. They helped point you in the right direction but needed to be filled in a little more from the chapters.