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The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (Criminal Law Handbook, 4th ed)
The Criminal Law Handbook Know Your Rights Survive the System - Criminal Law Handbook, 4th ed Author:Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman-Barrett Do you know: *what happens when you are accused of a crime? *how you are charged? *how plea bargains work? *what happens in court? Now everyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- has a place to... more » turn for the information they need. With The Criminal Law Handbook you can learn exactly what goes on in a criminal case. The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers: *arrests *booking *preliminary hearings *charges *bail *courts *arraignment *search and seizure *defenses *evidence *trials *plea bargains *sentencing *juveniles *"crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal statutes *and much more The 4th edition, completely revised and updated, provides a new chapter on prisoners rights, including paroles and pardons. It also includes information about recent Supreme Court cases, covering police roadblocks, heat-monitoring devices in searches, the legality of arrest for petty offenses and more.« less