Understanding Criminal Procedure: Investigation (Volume 1) 8th Edition

Understanding Criminal Procedure: Investigation Volume 1 ISBN: 9781531021535

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Understanding Criminal Procedure is designed primarily for law students, offering a clear and comprehensive resource for both students and professors to enhance preparation and improve classroom discussions.

The two-volume format allows flexibility, enabling users to purchase one or both volumes depending on course coverage. Extensively cited in scholarly literature and judicial opinions, this text is also an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and courts.

The volumes provide in-depth analysis of key U.S. Supreme Court cases, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, federal statutes, and significant lower court decisions. Overarching policy issues and hotly debated topics are addressed with high-quality, objective analysis.

The user-friendly organization facilitates a broad understanding of major topics while allowing focused exploration of specific issues through intuitive subsections. Comprehensive citations to classic and contemporary scholarship, along with cross-referenced footnotes, support further research and a deeper understanding of interrelated topics.

Understanding Criminal Procedure: Investigation Volume 1 ISBN: 9781531021535

Volume 1: Investigation

This volume is tailored for introductory criminal procedure courses that focus primarily or exclusively on police investigative practices and constitutional concerns. It includes a chapter on the defendant's right to counsel at trial and on appeal, providing flexibility for courses covering non-police-practice issues.

The Eighth Edition incorporates major Supreme Court decisions, such as Carpenter v. United States, Mitchell v. Wisconsin, Collins v. Virginia, and Kansas v. Glover. It also features an expanded discussion of the mosaic theory of searches, border searches, the third-party doctrine, and the exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement.

Volume 2: Adjudication

This volume addresses the criminal process after the investigative phase, focusing on adjudication. It is ideal for advanced criminal procedure courses, covering topics such as pretrial issues, charging, pretrial release, discovery, trial processes, sentencing, appeals, and post-conviction proceedings.

Both softbound volumes are updated annually, ensuring users have access to the most current law and developments in criminal procedure.

Understanding Criminal Procedure: Investigation Volume 1 ISBN: 9781531021535