Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal

Providing a clear, concise, yet thorough presentation of concepts and skills, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE FOR THE PARALEGAL: A SYSTEMS APPROACH, 4th Edition enhances student comprehension of criminal law and improves understanding of legal principles and important exceptions.

Extremely relevant, realistic case scenarios and assignments simulate the law office setting and real-world paralegal practice. Numerous examples of real court decisions from many jurisdictions illustrate concepts and variations in the law as they played out in real life.

Numerous hands-on learning and practice resources help students sharpen their legal reasoning and problem-solving skills.

The book's thorough coverage is enhanced with its impressive collection of ethics standards, web resources, practice tips, forms, documents, checklists, diagrams, tables, and thought-provoking quotations.

Sample jury instructions and statutes are included throughout the text to illustrate elements of crimes, for comparisons with your state instructions, and as a resource in research and drafting assignments.

Thoroughly revised and completely current, the 4th Edition includes updated statistics throughout, adds new exhibits and examples, and provides expanded explanations to case law illustrations.

Offering thorough coverage, the new edition provides more statutes from the federal system as well as a variety of states.

Updated case law includes Supreme Court decisions from 2010.

Revised Chapter 9 now includes more history and updates for search and seizure.

All-new Chapter 10 is devoted specifically to the exceptions to the search warrant requirement.