Criminal Procedures: Prosecution & Adjudication 3e

Offering a detailed account of the "bail to jail" segment of the criminal process, Criminal Procedures: Prosecution and Adjudication, Third Edition , lays out the essentials of this process. It offers an engaging, comprehensive, and highly teachable survey of the laws and practices at work between the time a person is charged and the time the courts resolve the offender's conviction and sentence.

Instructors can continue to place their trust in the expertise of this quality casebook. It:

• covers in detail the "bail to jail" portion of the criminal process
• offers an extensive use of documents from multiple institutions, including: U.S. Supreme Court cases, state high court cases, statutes, rules of procedure, and prosecutorial policies
• provides a real world perspective that focuses on issues of current importance to defendants, lawyers, courts, legislators, and the public
• presents an interdisciplinary examination of the impact that various procedures have on the enforcers, lawyers, courts, communities, defendants, and victims
• is written by two leading scholars in this field, both of whom have practiced, taught, and written about the criminal justice process
• examines issues of race and justice in criminal procedures

The Third Edition remains timely and current, offering:

• a selection of new state cases — all decided in 2000 or later — to maintain a current focus on application of doctrine
• a strengthened emphasis on professional responsibility issues
• coverage of new U.S. Department of Justice policies on charging and sentencing
• discussions on the impact of "Global War on Terror" policies on detention and habeas corpus in ordinary criminal prosecution