FUNDAMENTALS OF EVIDENCE

• NCJ Number: 37487
• Author(s): P B WESTON; K M WELLS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 86 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TEXTBOOK OUTLINES THE RULES OF EVIDENCE AND EVIDENCE COLLECTION FOR THE RECRUIT LEVEL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

Abstract

DESIGNED TO MOVE FROM THE GENERAL ASPECTS OF EVIDENCE TO SPECIFIC USE IN COURT OF VARIOUS FORMS OF EVIDENCE, THIS BOOK COVERS PROOF, TESTIMONY, HEARSAY EVIDENCE, NONTESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE, THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE AND EVIDENCE ADMISSIBILITY, AND THE ISSUE OF GUILT VS. INNOCENCE. CASE STUDIES AND EXCERPTS FROM IMPORTANT U.S. SUPREME COURT CASES CONTRIBUTING TO CASE LAW IN EVIDENCE ARE INCLUDED. AN ANNOTATED LIST OF CASES AND A GLOSSARY OF LEGAL TERMS SERVE AS A REFERENCE SECTION AT THE END OF THE BOOK.