Criminal Evidence From Crime Scene to Courtroom, Second Edition Derek Regensburge

Criminal Evidence From Crime Scene to Courtroom, Second Edition Derek Regensburge

1. ISBN-10

   1543800203
2. ISBN-13

   978-1543800203

3. With lucid textual content, four-color illustrations, and ample examples, Criminal Evidence: From Crime Scene to Courtroom, Second Edition, follows the trail of proof all through the prison justice course of. Derek affords a transparent introduction to the rules of proof and directions for gathering, preserving, and presenting proof in a prison case. Precise trials and information excerpts carry the fabric to life as they illustrate the position of proof in actual circumstances. On-line movies of mock trial scenes reinforce college students’ understanding of key ideas lined within the ebook.

   New to the Second Edition:

   • Federal Guidelines of Evidence—up to date to mirror the restyling that passed off on the finish of 2011
   • Reordered chapters that higher accommodate the dialogue of terminology and the prison justice course of
   • Dialogue of the reliability of forensic proof has been given its personal chapter and up to date with the newest research and circumstances, together with a 2016 report on the problem authored by the President’s Council on Science and Know-how
   • Protection of the authentication of social media posts has been tremendously expanded and handled individually
   • Dialogue of professional testimony displays latest adjustments comparable to elevated acceptance of the Daubert customary for admission
   • Evidence in Motion articles have been up to date and expanded to characteristic latest occasions, together with the George Zimmerman trial and the Invoice Cosby sexual assault trial
   • New and expanded discussions of preemptory challenges and Kentucky v. Batson; enchantment of proper, ineffective help of counsel, habeas corpus petitions; Biggers components and eyewitness identifications; subpoena duces tecum; grand jury subpoenas; the validity of hair comparability evaluation and chunk mark identification; same-sex marriage and spousal privilege; well being data of against the law sufferer; admissibility of statements made by younger kids to academics

   Professors and college students will profit from:

   • Simple textual content that follows the proof from assortment to trial
   • Accessible three-part group
     • I. The Assortment and Preservation of Evidence
     • II. Pretrial Issues
     • III. Admissibility of Evidence
   • 4-color images and displays that illustrate evidentiary ideas
   • Evidence in Motion, noticed in actual trials and information excerpts
   • Sensible examples that apply authorized ideas by hypothetical situations
   • Overview questions and software issues on the finish of every chapter that take a look at college students’ mastery of the fabric
   • Quick mock trial scenes on the companion web site that illustrate key ideas mentioned within the textual content