Constitutional law and the criminal justice system /

Harr, J. Scott,

Constitutional law and the criminal justice system / Scott J. Harr, J.D., Concordia University, Saint Paul; Karen M. Hess, Karen M. Hess, PhD, Normandale Community College; Christine Orthmann, M.S., Orthmann Writing and Research; Jonathon Kingsbury, J.D., Lieutenant, Minneapolis (MN) Police Department. - 7th edition, Student edition. - Boston, MA : Cengege Learning, 2018. - xxiii, 520 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A historical overview -- An overview of the U.S. legal system -- The U.S. Supreme Court : the final word -- Equal protection under the law : balancing individual, State, and Federal rights -- The First Amendment : basic freedoms -- The second amendment : the gun control controversy -- The Fourth Amendment : an overview of constitutional searches and seizures -- Conducting constitutional seizures -- Conducting constitutional searches -- The Fifth Amendment : obtaining information legally -- The Sixth Amendment : right to counsel and a fair trial -- The Eighth Amendment : bail, fines and punishment -- The remaining Amendments and a return to the Constitution.

9781305966468 1305966465

2016955572


Criminal procedure--United States.
Criminal investigation--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
Enquetes criminelles--Etats-Unis.
Droits de l'homme--�Etats-Unis.
Civil rights.
Criminal investigation.
Criminal procedure.


United States.

KF9619 / .H36 2018

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