Criminal law can be a maze of conflicting principles, strange jargon, and confusing procedures. Professor Paul Bergman unravels the mysteries with an engaging plain-English style that incorporates real-life examples, famous films, and entertaining hypotheticals. From arraignment through sentencing, from ""abuse excuse"" to vigilante, this handy desk reference explains it all.
You'll get answers to questions such as:
- When can police officers enter your home?
- Is cyber-bullying illegal?
- Is intoxication ever a criminal defense?
- What are the ""fruits of the poisonous tree""?
- Can the police search your car?
Criminal Law: A Desk Reference will assist students, bloggers, journalists, mystery writers, and anyone else interested in the criminal justice system or law enforcement.
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