The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

by Paul Bergman

Do you *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 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 *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.

Genres: Law, Nonfiction, Reference, Research, Legal, Family

534 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[John Weibull]

A great book explaining your rights if you were to be charged with a crime, or if the police are harassing you...

[Terrance]

Very good review of the criminal law system. For those entering your first or second year of law school, when criminal law and evidence is two courses you'll be taking, this is a good quick tutorial or even a brush up on the matter. Because criminal law and procedure can be very complex at times, this is a good book to read to make sure you aren't breaking any laws either. :)

[nathaniel]

I'm prepared.