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Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure
Caught in the Act


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Crime and Law

May 2023 | 424 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
With a new approach to understanding criminal procedure, Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure by Daniel Hall rethinks the traditional format by providing students with a thorough understanding of the constitutional and procedural dimensions of a criminal case from investigation through sentencing. Through real-life cases, contemporary examples, and questions and problems in topical sections, students are able to relate to the content and apply what they learn. With a focus on current challenges facing the criminal justice system, including police accountability and governmental power during national emergencies, this timely book is a valuable asset to any course seeking to give students a better-than-formative understanding of criminal procedure.
 
Chapter 1: Overview of Criminal Procedure
Introduction to Criminal Procedure

 
Let’s Make a Deal: The Social Contract

 
The Criminal Justice System, or Is It Systems?

 
Competition, not Cooperation: Adversarial System

 
Lay Down the Law: Sources of Criminal Procedure

 
We the People: The Constitution and Criminal Procedure

 
On the Right[s] Side of the Law

 
The Process

 
The People in the Process

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 2: Courts of Law, Not Justice
Order in the Court System

 
Courts of Law, Not Justice

 
Robes and Hats

 
Poisonous Trees and Their Fruit

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 3: To Be Let Alone: The Fourth Amendment
Who Is Controlled: State Action

 
Who Is Protected and What Is Protected

 
When Is There a Search?: People and Places

 
What is a Seizure?

 
Suspicious Minds: The Fourth Amendment Pyramid

 
Righting the Wrong: Fourth Amendment Violations

 
The Weakest Link: Fourth Amendment Analysis

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 4: An Exception to Every Rule: Fourth Amendment
Consent

 
Stop and Frisk

 
Plain View and Touch

 
Search Incident to Arrest

 
Exigencies

 
Open Fields

 
Border Searches

 
In the Corrections Context

 
Administrative and School Searches

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 5: In the Driver’s Seat: Car Searches and Seizures
Putting the Brakes On: Car Stops

 
Car Searches

 
Drivers and Passengers

 
Happy Camper

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 6: Good Cop, Bad Cop: Interrogations & Confessions
The Problem: Wrongful Convictions and False Confessions

 
The Reality: Innocent People Confess

 
The Law: One Step Behind

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 7: Seeing is Believing: Eyewitness and Forensic Evidence
The Problem: Eyewitness Misidentification

 
The Solution: Blinded by the Science

 
A Trace Behind: Forensic Science

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 8: Process is Punishment: Pretrial
The Investigation

 
Getting Formal

 
Arraignment and Plea Bargaining

 
Discovery

 
Motion Practice

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 9: Hear ye, hear ye: Trial
Fire, Water, and Combat

 
Jury Trial

 
Say It to My Face: Confrontation and Cross-Examination

 
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

 
Counsel

 
Trial Procedure

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 10: Do the Crime, Do the Time: Sentencing and Punishment
To What End? Purposes of Punishment

 
Don’t Be a Pain: The Eighth Amendment

 
Methods of Punishment

 
The Sentencing Process

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 11: Constitutional Kitchen Sink: Other Rights
Enumerated Rights: The First Amendment

 
Enumerated Rights: The Second Amendment and Other Enumerated Rights

 
Unenumerated Rights

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 
 
Chapter 12: Police Accountability Through Liability
The Facts and Figures of Civil Liability

 
Overview of Civil Liability

 
State and Federal Claims

 
In a Nutshell

 
Key Terms

 

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