Peoples, Edward E.

Basic criminal procedures / Edward E. Peoples - 3rd ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007 - xxiii, 226 p. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Criminal procedures in perspective -- Fundamental concepts of law -- The exclusionary rule -- Police-citizen contacts : consensual encounters and detentions -- The laws and procedures of arrest -- Miranda : its meaning and application -- Booking and jail custody procedures -- The adversary system : roles of the prosecution and defense -- The court structure and pretrial procedures -- Trial procedures -- Defense strategies and trial outcomes -- Sentencing procedures and alternatives -- Post-sentencing procedure.

0131731920 (pbk.) RM187.50 9780131731929


Criminal procedure--United States