Criminal law
By: Joycelyn M. Pollock
Edition: 10th ed.
Series: John C. Klotter justice administration legal series; John C. Klotter justice administration legal series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781317523154; 9781315721828; 9781317523130; 9781317523147; 9781455730520
Subjects: Criminal law; LAW; General; Criminal Law
Description: Criminal Justice Procedure gives clear guidance on the most common questions faced by today''s law enforcement, offering fresh look at 21st century pre-trial protocol. Unlike other case books, this newly revised edition eschews legal theory in favor of the practical know-how needed to not to parse, but apply criminal law. Emphasis has been placed on just exactly how practitioners should conduct hot-button procedures such as airport and border searches. Moreover, the book also addresses the often dire implications of deviating from proper practice - how a false step can translate into a violati.
Notes: Originally published: Anderson Publishing, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Defining crime; title: Principles of criminal liability; title: Capacity and defenses; title: Preparatory activity offenses; title: Offenses against persons: excluding sex offenses; title: Offenses against persons: sex related; title: Offenses against property: destruction and intrusion offenses; title: Offenses involving theft and deception; title: Offenses involving morality and decency; title: Offenses against justice administration; title: United States Criminal Code: offenses against persons and property; title: United States Criminal Code: other offenses.