Constitutional Criminal Procedure: An Examination of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments and Related Areas (Law School Casebook Series)

Allen, Ronald Jay

Stuntz, William J.

Kuhns, Richard B.

Criminal Law

Little Brown & Co Law & Business

The rule of law has vanished in America’s criminal justice system. Prosecutors now decide whom to punish and how severely. Almost no one accused of a crime will ever face a jury. Inconsistent policing, rampant plea bargaining, overcrowded courtrooms, and ever more draconian sentencing have produced a gigantic prison population, with black citizens the primary defendants and victims of crime. In this passionately argued book, the leading criminal law scholar of his generation looks to history for the roots of these problems―and for their solutions.
The Collapse of American Criminal Justice takes us deep into the dramatic history of American crime―bar fights in nineteenth-century Chicago, New Orleans bordellos, Prohibition, and decades of murderous lynching. Digging into these crimes and the strategies that attempted to control them, Stuntz reveals the costs of abandoning local democratic control. The system has become more centralized, with state legislators and federal judges given increasing power. The liberal Warren Supreme Court’s emphasis on procedures, not equity, joined hands with conservative insistence on severe punishment to create a system that is both harsh and ineffective.
What would get us out of this Kafkaesque world? More trials with local juries; laws that accurately define what prosecutors seek to punish; and an equal protection guarantee like the one that died in the 1870s, to make prosecution and punishment less discriminatory. Above all, Stuntz eloquently argues, Americans need to remember again that criminal punishment is a necessary but terrible tool, to use effectively, and sparingly.

The Collapse of American Criminal Justice

History

Americas

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

Belknap Press

Book by Allen, Ronald Jay, Kuhns, Richard B.

Constitutional Criminal Procedure 1999

Panel Pub

The distinguished author team of William J. Stuntz and Joseph L. Hoffmann has written an innovative new casebook that moves the study of criminal law out of the classic law and philosophy framework "Why do we punish?" and into the real world "How is criminal law interpreted and applied in today's criminal justice system?". The entirely new perspective of Defining Crimes reflects the essential nature of the problems and issues that affect criminal cases every day. This groundbreaking casebook offers: <ul>
<li> A focus on institutional relationships that places criminal law in the context of the complex relationships among the key institutions: legislatures, prosecutors, police, judges, and juries that share responsibility for defining and applying criminal law. </li> <li> A balanced treatment of the Model Penal Code and the common law, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of the MPC and the common-law approach that it sought to replace. </li> <li> Broader coverage of drug crimes and "low-level" crimes used for social control that reflects the real world of criminal law and also allows for the introduction of some of the general concepts of criminal law;such as conspiracy and complicity in the specific context where they are most frequently applied. </li> <li> Discussion of federal criminal law, such as the Hobbs Act and mail and wire fraud. The federal criminal law's jurisdictional elements, strict liability for at least some regulatory offenses, and requirements of factual and legal knowledge for others, raise interesting issues not often discussed in most criminal law casebooks. </li> <li> Coverage of sentencing, including sentencing discretion, guideline sentencing, "three-strikes" laws, and victim restitution, that demonstrates that the line between crime and punishment is largely arbitrary and subject to legislative manipulation. </li> <li> Contemporary cases, most decided since 2000 and many after 2005. The chestnuts are not eliminated, but the primary focus on modern cases provides a rich and challenging set of materials ripped straight from today's headlines;that shows how American criminal law continues to evolve in today's world. </li> </ul>

Defining Crimes (Aspen Casebook Series)

Hoffman, Joseph L.

Aspen Law & Business

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure (Casebook)

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure

Hoffmann, Joseph L.

Livingston, Debra A.

Book by Allen, Ronald J., Hoffman, Joseph L., Livingston, Debra A.

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure 2002

Allen, Ronald J.

This supplement contains chapters on the idea of due process, the right to counsel and other assistance, the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, investigating complex crimes, the charging decision, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, discovery and disclosure, the jury and the criminal trial, sentencing, double jeopardy, and appellate and collateral review. Selected statutes and rules are also included. Allen teaches law at Northwestern University. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure, 2004

ASPEN PUB.

When the authors created the first edition of Comprehensive Criminal Procedure, they tied it to contemporary thinking in the field and made it reflect the realities of the course as it is actually taught, covering both investigative and adjudicative topics. For the Second Edition, they revise and refine their materials to present the very latest developments in the field. 
The casebook builds on the strengths that gained it so many adoptions: 
<li>comprehensive coverage of all the main topics for a criminal procedure course that treats police practices, trial, and post-trial -- including a full chapter on sentencing, an important subject that other books often fail to detail </li>
<li>excellent case selection and editing to portray the key issues </li>
<li>expertise of the authors, who draw on their varied backgrounds to bring intellectual depth and sophistication to the book </li>
<li>"law and society" approach, grounded in empirical research and the real-world consequences of court decisions </li>
<li>thoughtful, thematic organization around five main points: real-world implications of alternative regulatory regimes, the power of legislatures to indirectly eliminate procedural rights through changes in substantive criminal law, modern law of criminal procedure as a direct result of the effort to eliminate racial disparities in the U.S., implications of limited resources, and an emphasis on history, viewing criminal procedure as informed by its past </li>
<li>well-written notes that challenge students to carefully consider the ideas and questions raised </li>
<li>appropriate balance of explanatory text and secondary material to ensure a manageable length </li>
<li>substantial chapter on the increasingly important topic of plea bargaining The Second Edition responds to changes in the law, as well as to user feedback: 
</li>
<li>new discussion of "critical stages" in the chapter on Right to Counsel </li>
<li>timely coverage of post-9/11 issues, such as profiling, terrorism investigations, and detention </li>
<li>additional coverage of FISA and of recent new emphasis on substantive appellate review </li>
<li>tighter editing of cases </li>
<li>reorganization within chapters for greater clarity </li>
<li>revised and updated Teacher's Manual</li>

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure (Casebook)

Allen, Ronald Jay, Hoffman, Joseph L., Livingston, Debra A., Stuntz, William J.

Comprehensive Criminial Procedure

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Constitutional Criminal Procedure: An Examination of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments and Related Areas (Law School Casebook Series)

The Collapse of American Criminal Justice

The Collapse of American Criminal Justice

Constitutional Criminal Procedure 1999

Defining Crimes (Aspen Casebook Series)

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure 2002

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure, 2004

Comprehensive Criminal Procedure (Casebook)

Comprehensive Criminial Procedure