<p>Market-leading CONSTITIONAL LAW AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 5e uses real-world illustrations, succinct case summaries, and proven learning tools to equip readers with a solid understanding of our often complex Constitution and criminal justice system. Avoiding confusing "legalese", the book features more than 200 plainly written, summarized cases that introduce readers to the most influential and relevant cases. It also thoroughly covers the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, exploring their application to issues relevant to criminal justice: reasonable search and seizure, double jeopardy, and testifying against oneself. In addition, the Fifth Edition's cutting-edge coverage includes such high-profile topics as immigration, terrorism/homeland security, death row, and more.</p>

Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System, 5th Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

J. Scott Harr

Kären M. Hess

Christine H. Orthmann

Social Sciences

Wadsworth/Cengage Learning

<p>FOR THE RECORD: REPORT WRITING FOR THE FIRE SERVICE (3rd Edition) is a comprehensive text and workbook designed for basic, remedial, and advanced training in writing professional incident and fire investigation reports. In print for more than 30 years, this exciting new edition contains all of the same valuable instructional material as the previous edition but also includes fresh content specifically relevant to fire service reports and developed in collaboration with co-author, Laz Lahera. Lahera is a 30-year fire service veteran with a large department, a retired company officer, and a current fire service instructor at Miramar College in Southern California in the Fire Protection Technology Program. Highlights of the 3rd Edition The text is now divided into two sections. The first section contains all of the major concepts and applications found in the previous (2nd) edition of this text and focuses on the fundamentals of report writing - skills applicable to any type of report writing. The second section is all new content and turns more specifically to report writing in the fire service. Section Two offers students and fire service practitioners more exposure to and exercises in the types of writing they will perform during the course of their regular duties. Following is the Table of Contents for the 3rd Edition: SECTION ONE FUNDAMENTALS OF REPORT WRITING Chapter 1 An Introduction to Reports and Report Writing Chapter 2 Characteristics of a Well-Written Report: Content and Form Chapter 3 Principles of Clear Writing Chapter 4 Mechanical Correctness Chapter 5 Sentences That Make Sense Chapter 6 Steps in Report Writing SECTION TWO REPORT WRITING IN THE FIRE SERVICE - all NEW Chapter 7 Tactical Report Writing: Keys to Reducing Civil Liability Chapter 8 Fire Incident Narratives Chapter 9 Emergency Medical Services Narratives Chapter 10 Fire Investigation Reports Chapter 11 Other Written Documentation</p>

For the Record: Report Writing for the Fire Service

Education & Teaching

Laz Lahera

Schools & Teaching

Innovative Systems Publishers

Juvenile Justice

John P. Wright

Cengage Learning'

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