Loose Leaf for Criminal Evidence

"Criminal Evidence, ninth edition presents the basic concepts of criminal evidence applied in the criminal justice environment. The text includes a description of the trial process, types of evidence, the rules relating to relevance, hearsay (including the Confrontation Clause), documentary evidence, qualification of witnesses, privileges, presumptions, judicial notice, photographs, and character. The text also presents the principles relating to the impact of the Constitution of the United States on the admissibility of evidence (i.e., search and seizure, opposing partys statements(admissions) and confessions, the right to counsel, and identification procedures). Finally, the text presents those principles relating to the law enforcement professional as a witness. This text is written in a clear, lively, and personal style to appeal to criminal justice professionals and students on the way to becoming professionals. Special attention is given to helping students understand the legal aspects of the principles relating to the admissibility of evidence at a criminal court hearing or trial. Students often perceive the law as a complex of incomprehensible rules with uncertain application in the workplace. In Criminal Evidence, ninth edition, when an evidence principle is presented, an example or application to the real world of law enforcement immediately follows. Relevant court decisions that affect the admissibility of evidence are discussed in the text, but only to the extent necessary to illustrate the rules"--