The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Do you know:

*what happens when you are accused of a crime?

*how you are charged?

*how plea bargains work?

*what happens in court?

Now everyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- has a place to turn for the information they need.

With The Criminal Law Handbook you can learn exactly what goes on in a criminal case. The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers:

*arrests

*booking

*preliminary hearings

*charges

*bail

*courts

*arraignment

*search and seizure

*defenses

*evidence

*trials

*plea bargains

*sentencing

*juveniles

*"crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal statutes

*and much more

The 4th edition, completely revised and updated, provides a new chapter on prisoners rights, including paroles and pardons. It also includes information about recent Supreme Court cases, covering police roadblocks, heat-monitoring devices in searches, the legality of arrest for petty offenses and more.