Criminal Evidence for the Law Enforcement Officer

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Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-11-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
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Summary

This practical text, appropriate for students in career-oriented law enforcement programs, has been thoroughly updated and carefully revised for improved clarity and comprehension. Relevant court decisions are discussed to the extent necessary to illustrate the rules explained. The text is supported by a unique interactive Study Guide with Applications and Landmark Cases CD-ROM containing objective questions and interesting scenarios and games, case briefs, opinions, and related documents for more than 50 landmark cases.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Law of Evidence and Pre-Trail Process

The Trial Process

Evidence - Basic Concepts

Witnesses - Competence and Privileged Communications

Witnesses - Lay and Expert

Credibility and Impeachment

The Hearsay Rule - Its Exceptions

Admissions and Confessions

The Exclusionary Rule - Search and Seizure

Exclusionary Rule - Line-ups and Other Identification Procedures

Circumstantial Evidence

Documentary Evidence and Right of Discovery

Physical Evidence

Photographic and Recorded Evidence

How to Testify Effectively

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