Full Description
Examine the latest laws, updated regulations and current practices with Hall's CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE, 8E. This edition clearly presents every aspect of the law while also detailing the duties of a paralegal in criminal law. Comprehensive coverage and foundational concepts in both criminal law and criminal procedure blend with this edition's presentation of cutting-edge developments and emerging trends. Updated statistics present data through 2019, while new material addresses topics such as today's surveillance and interrogation techniques, riots and vandalism in 2020 and 2021, current search and seizure practices as well as issues of race, policing and the qualified immunity standard. Updated edited cases present both current and landmark decisions. In addition, numerous learning features address engaging topics ranging from ethics to self-defense. Specially developed exercises and problems help you further sharpen analytical skills and knowledge of criminal law and procedures.
Contents
Part I: Criminal Law
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Legal System of the United States
CHAPTER 2 Introduction to Criminal Law
CHAPTER 3 The Ingredients of Crime: Thinking and Acting
CHAPTER 4 Crimes Against the Person
CHAPTER 5 Crimes Involving Property
CHAPTER 6 Crimes Against the Public
CHAPTER 7 Parties and Incomplete Crimes
CHAPTER 8 Factual and Legal Defenses
CHAPTER 9 Constitutional Defenses
Part II: Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 10 The Criminal Justice System
CHAPTER 11 The Constitution and Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 12 Searches and Seizures: Fundamentals
CHAPTER 13 Searches and Seizures: Exceptions
CHAPTER 14 Interrogation, Surveillance, and Forensic Practices
CHAPTER 15 The Pretrial Process
CHAPTER 16 Trial
CHAPTER 17 Sentencing and Appeal
APPENDIX A THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
APPENDIX B SELECTED EXCERPTS FROM THE MODEL PENAL CODE
APPENDIX C BRIEFING AND ANALYZING CASES
