Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System

by J. Scott Harr, Kären Matison Hess

Help your students decipher the complexities of our Constitution and the criminal justice system with this best seller! J. Scott Harr and Kären M. Hess have taken the most complex of material and made it into the most student-oriented and manageable text for the course, helping students develop a complete understanding of the key issues related to our Constitution and the criminal justice system. With approximately 225 summarized cases fully integrated into the text, students are introduced to pertinent and influential cases in a format that is not intimidating-the authors use plain language versus legal language. Harr and Hess focus primarily on the Fourth Amendment (reasonable search and seizure) and Fifth Amendment (double jeopardy, testifying against oneself) to the U.S. Constitution, as these are the most relevant to criminal justice issues. The Third Edition continues to offer students a broader picture of the laws that influence our society, and, at the same time, helps students master these important concepts through a unique integrated learning system-the authors' trademark Four-Point Approach.

Genres: Textbooks

407 pages, Hardcover

First published July 3, 2001

Reviews

[Samuel Saul Richardson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was the assigned textbook for my class Constitutional Law and Evidentiary Procedure that I taught through Sinclair Community College in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections system.

As usually I tried to stay a few chapters ahead of the students. It was okay, obviously the sections on the Second Amendment, Police Brutality, and Impeachment needs updated and there were some chapters that I felt had entire sections that weren't relevant or needed.

[Terrance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book. Outlines the bill of rights in a very concise and understandable manner. Great book for undergrads, and those looking to go to law school. These laws are a must know for those who work in the criminal justice system.

I read this book for an undergrad class.