 | Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal Fourth Edition
Author: James W. H. McCord, J.D.; Sandra L. McCord; C. Suzanne Bailey, J.D.
ISBN #: 1435440161
©2012 Publish Date: 03/04/2011
Binding: PB
Pages: 672
Publisher: Cengage Learning Price: $199.95 |
Description: Thorough yet succinct, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE FOR THE PARALEGAL: A SYSTEMS APPROACH, 4th Edition equips readers with a solid understanding of the principles of criminal law as well as the skills for daily practice in a law office. It delivers an excellent blend of theory with practice as it presents material in a clear, logical, outline format. It also provides opportunities for readers to apply both critical thinking and law-office practice skills. The text enriches learning by providing insights into crime, punishment, criminal justice standards for prosecution, defense, and the court, and the competing policies behind the law and judicial decisions. Product Benefits: - Thoroughly revised and completely current, the 4th Edition includes updated statistics throughout, adds new exhibits and examples, and provides expanded explanations to case law illustrations.
- Offering thorough coverage, the new edition provides more statutes from the federal system as well as a variety of states.
- Updated case law includes Supreme Court decisions from 2010.
- Revised Chapter 9 now includes more history and updates for search and seizure.
- All-new Chapter 10 is devoted specifically to the exceptions to the search warrant requirement.
- Providing a clear, concise, yet thorough presentation of concepts and skills, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE FOR THE PARALEGAL: A SYSTEMS APPROACH, 4th Edition enhances student comprehension of criminal law and improves understanding of legal principles and important exceptions.
- Extremely relevant, realistic case scenarios and assignments simulate the law office setting and real-world paralegal practice. Numerous examples of real court decisions from many jurisdictions illustrate concepts and variations in the law as they played out in real life.
- Numerous hands-on learning and practice resources help students sharpen their legal reasoning and problem-solving skills.
- The book's thorough coverage is enhanced with its impressive collection of ethics standards, web resources, practice tips, forms, documents, checklists, diagrams, tables, and thought-provoking quotations.
- Sample jury instructions and statutes are included throughout the text to illustrate elements of crimes, for comparisons with your state instructions, and as a resource in research and drafting assignments.
Table of Contents: Table of Exhibits.
Table of Cases.
Preface.
1. Foundations of Criminal Law.
2. Administration of Criminal Justice and the Role of the Paralegal.
3. Components of a Crime.
4. Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Habitation.
5. Crimes Against Property, Public Order and Safety, Public Morals, and Justice and
6. Inchoate and Organized Crimes.
7. Defenses.
8. Intake and Drafting the Complaint.
9. Search and Seizure: History, Warrant Requirements, Legislative Developments and
10. Search and Seizure: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement.
11. Confessions and Pretrial Identification Procedures.
12. Pretrial: Initial Appearance to Preliminary Hearing.
13. Pretrial: Grand Jury to Pretrial Conference.
14. Trial: Rights, Procedure, Tasks.
15. Sentencing, Punishment, and Review.
Appendix A: System Folder Contents.
Appendix B: Excerpts from the Constitution of the United States of America.
Glossary.
Spanish glossary.
Index. |
