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Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice, 11th Edition

Rolando V. del Carmen, Craig Hemmens

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Overview

Del Carmen/Hemmens' extremely practical, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: LAW AND PRACTICE, 11e, is a favorite among instructors and students alike because of its engaging writing style, though-provoking pedagogy and unique ability to accurately cover criminal procedure without burdening the reader with irrelevant details. The updated 11th edition is relevant for future law enforcement professionals with new features, insightful legal information, current topics and the most recent Supreme Court rulings. It also offers expanded coverage of high-profile issues such as use of force, stop and frisk, racial profiling, seizures of cell phone messages and many other timely topics. The text continues to provide a wealth of case briefs, hypothetical cases, real-world examples, sample police forms and learning tools.

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Rolando V. del Carmen

Rolando V. del Carmen was Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. He was assistant dean of a school of law in the Philippines and held various administrative and academic positions in the United States. In addition, he taught at various universities and wrote extensively, including numerous articles on legal issues and more than 10 books. A consultant to criminal justice agencies in a number of states, Dr. del Carmen served a six-year term for the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. He earned the Fellow Award (1990), Bruce Smith Award (1996) and Founders Award (2005) from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He held a B.A. and L.L.B. from the Philippines, a master of comparative law from Southern Methodist University, a master of laws from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctor of science of law from the University of Illinois.

Craig Hemmens

Craig Hemmens is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. He holds a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. He previously served as department chair at Washington State University, department head and professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Missouri State University and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, director of the Paralegal Studies Program and director of the Honors College at Boise State University. Professor Hemmens has published 20 books and more than 200 articles and other writings on a variety of criminal justice-related topics and Bruce Springsteen. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education (2003–2005), the Criminal Law Bulletin (2015–2018) and as president of the academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2012–2013).

What's New

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  • Updated with current issues and developments from the field, the 11th edition of this popular criminal procedures text keeps up with the most current laws and procedures through relevant United States Supreme Court cases through the 2022 term. Expanded coverage of today's high-profile issues including detailed discussions of use of force, vehicle searches, racial profiling, seizures of text/email messages, the use of technology in law enforcement and many other relevant topics is featured.

Features

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  • To provide maximum learning reinforcement, each chapter begins with learning objectives that are carefully matched to end-of-chapter summary sections and linked to corresponding quiz/test items in the accompanying Instructor's Manual and Test Bank.
  • Helping readers sharpen their critical-thinking skills, "In Action" boxes and brief hypothetical cases in every chapter present practical scenarios and thought-provoking discussion questions that challenge students to apply the chapter's key concepts to real-life examples and arrive at well-reasoned conclusions. These features have been updated and revised for the 11th edition.
  • The "Myth vs. Reality" feature debunks common misconceptions about criminal procedure such as how a police officer may conduct a frisk after he or she makes a stop based on reasonable suspicion, or that the sole purpose of the exclusionary rule is the deterrence of police misconduct.
  • A wealth of examples from real-world situations faced by law enforcement officials provides a practical, complete and accurate look at legal guidelines on criminal procedure without over-burdening the reader with unnecessary details. The extremely clear, reader-friendly text makes law enforcement concepts easy to understand and apply.
  • Rich pedagogical aids integrated throughout the text include introductory chapter outlines, key terms, definitions of legal terms, key cases, hypothetical cases and case briefs. The U.S. Constitution is included in an appendix for easy reference.

Table of Contents

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1. The Court System, Sources of Rights, and Fundamental Principles.
2. Overview of the Criminal Justice Process.
3. Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion.
4. The Exclusionary Rule.
5. Stop and Frisk and Stationhouse Detention.
6. Arrests and Use of Force.
7. Searches and Seizures of Things.
8. Motor Vehicle Stops, Searches, and Inventories.
9. Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and Border Searches.
10. Lineups and Other Means of Pretrial Identification.
11. Confessions and Admissions: Miranda v. Arizona.
12. Basic Constitutional Rights of the Accused during Trial.
13. Sentencing, the Death Penalty, and Other Forms of Punishment.
14. Legal Liabilities of Law Enforcement Officers.
15. Electronic Surveillance and the War on Terror.

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