Basic Criminal Law: The Constitution, Procedure, and Crimes (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Basic Criminal Law: The Constitution, Procedure, and Crimes, Second Edition Designed for undergraduate legal studies programs this edition of Basic Criminal Law: The Constitution, Procedure, and Crimes provides students with an up-to-date look at the American criminal justice systemboth the law and legal procedures. This new edition also provides examples of where the system fails to live up to its ideals and the lessons learned from these mistakes. Ultimately, this book seeks to show a criminal justice system run by human beings with all the idealism and folly that it entails. NEW TO THIS EDITION New organization builds a sound theoretical base before applying legal procedures Many up-to-date integrative cases throughout the text show the best and the worst of the American criminal justice system Real court documents included in the case examples will familiarize students with documents they will use in the real world Historical Highlight boxes show the historical basis for the Anglo-American legal concepts and their current applications You Make the Call scenarios allow students to use their critical thinking abilities to resolve real-life challenges Key terms now appear in the margins and are also provided in a glossary at the end of the book for easy referenceDavenport, Anniken U. is the author of 'Basic Criminal Law: The Constitution, Procedure, and Crimes (2nd Edition) (Paperback)', published 2008 under ISBN 9780135130513 and ISBN 0135130514.