The best plain-English book on criminal law available! Do you know what happens when you are accused of a crime? How you are charged? How plea bargains work? What happens in court? Anyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- can turn to a plain-English legal book for the information they need. With The Criminal Law Handbook, you can learn exactly what goes on in a criminal case. The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers: -arrests -booking -preliminary hearings -charges -bail -courts -arraignment -search and seizure -defenses -evidence -trials -plea bargains -sentencing -juveniles -"crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal -statutes -and much more The 7th edition covers all of the latest Supreme Court cases and changes in criminal law.

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