NCJ Number
185777
Date Published
1999
Length
764 pages
Annotation
This is a comprehensive review of the laws and procedures of the United States criminal justice system.
Abstract
The book is divided into four sections: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, The Substantive Criminal Law, Law Enforcement and Criminal Procedure, and Specialized Topics in Criminal Law and Procedure. The four sections contain 22 chapters: (1) Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure; (2) Organization of the Criminal Justice System; (3) Constitutional Limitations on the Prohibition of Criminal Conduct; (4) Elements of Crimes and Parties to Crimes; (5) Inchoate Offenses; (6) Offenses Against Persons; (7) Crimes Against Property; (8) Offenses Against Public Morality; (9) Alcohol and Drug Offenses; (10) White-Collar and Organized Crime; (11) Offenses Against Public Health and the Environment; (12) Offenses Against Public Order and Safety; (13) Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration; (14) Criminal Responsibility and Defenses; (15) Search and Seizure; (16) Arrest, Interrogation, and Identification; (17) Pretrial Process; (18) Criminal Trial; (19) Sentencing and Punishment; (20) Appeal and Postconviction Relief; (21) Juvenile Justice; and (22) Military Justice System. Each chapter includes questions for discussion and solution, key terms, and excerpts from judicial decisions. Figures, tables, appendixes, glossary, table of cases, index