Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure for Paralegals, Second Edition Thomas E. McClure

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1543810799
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1543810790

Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure for Paralegals focuses on offering the abilities and data college students have to perform successfully in careers associated to felony legislation. From investigation and discovery, to trial and sentencing, this textual content traces each step of the best way by 5 hypothetical felony instances that illustrate process, elevate dialogue questions, and have interaction college students in skill-building workouts. Real looking and sensible, the textual content engages college students with discussions of the felony justice system, the function of police and attorneys, the essential ideas of felony legislation, constitutional limitations, and trial procedures.

New to the Second Edition:

• The e book now covers Authorized Defenses earlier than Discovery and Disclosure, extra precisely reflecting actual world observe.
• Expanded protection on the dealing with of instances involving driving beneath the affect, cops’ use of extreme power, sexual offenses, and diversion packages provided by specialised courts.
• New Chapter 15 on Associated Proceedings, overlaying Collateral Cures, Clemency, Eradicating and Limiting Entry to Criminal Information, Restoration of Seized Property and Difficult Abstract Suspensions of Driver’s Licenses.
• Revisions to make the textual content much more accessible to college students, with studying aims in each chapter and rigorously edited discussions of key ideas.
• The title of the e book has been modified to extra precisely mirror the content material of the e book.

Professors and college students will profit from:

• A logical three-part group:
  • Criminal Law: The felony justice system, ideas of felony legislation, and sorts of felony offenses
  • Criminal Procedure: From fee of the offense to plea bargaining
  • Criminal Procedure: Trials and their aftermath
• An emphasis on the function of paralegals, attorneys, and legislation enforcement in felony instances
• 5 hypothetical instances woven all through the textual content that illustrate process, elevate dialogue questions, and supply alternatives for analysis workouts
• Protection of each white collar and “avenue crime,” from each state and federal views
• Excerpts from statutes, courtroom opinions, investigative studies, and pleadings
• Robust pedagogy, together with dialogue questions, utility workouts, marginal definitions, and end-of-chapter evaluation questions.
• Assignments that mirror the duties a paralegal would carry out in a prosecutor or protection counsel’s workplace