About the Book
Criminal Procedure: The Constitution and the Police, Examples & Explanations
Fifth Edition
Robert M. Bloom, Boston College
Mark S. Brodin, Boston College
2007. 364 pages. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-7355-6291-2.
About the Book
Updated to reflect important current events, Criminal Procedure: The Constitution and the Police, Examples and Explanations, Fifth Edition, retains its proven format of presenting criminal procedure as a sequence of actions mirroring real-life events in law enforcement. Well-written and user friendly, this concise paperback is an asset to any criminal procedure course.
Carefully crafted to aid students’ understanding, this study guide:
- gives students a sense of the theoretical flow and logic of law enforcement by following police procedural order
- graphically demonstrates legal standards and concepts through the use of charts and illustrations
- starts with basic, confidence-building examples and gradually moves on to more challenging examples that test students’ knowledge and analytical skills
- utilizes the proven Examples and Explanations format to explain concepts and allow students to develop analytical and problem-solving skills
The Fifth Edition also includes a special section on terrorism in the United States and the Fourth Amendment ramifications
Require or recommend Criminal Procedure: Examples and Explanations, Fifth Edition, to help your students deepen their understanding of how the criminal procedure concepts they are learning apply in real practice.
