Criminal Procedure (Justice Series), 3rd edition

• Motivate students with engaging writing. The clear, easy-to-read, writing style is designed to tell a story about the criminal justice system. Students will be interested in the content, motivated to explore the topic further, and apply course content to everyday events.

• Appeal to visual learners. Engaging infographics, flow charts, pull-out statistics, and other visual elements flow with the text, provide context, and promote student engagement, recall, and understanding.

• Provide a concise, comprehensive introduction to criminal procedure—from the point where individuals first come into contact with the police all the way through to appeal. Half of the book is devoted to “traditional” criminal procedure topics, notably search and seizure as well as interrogation and identification procedures. The remainder of the book moves beyond these topics and discusses the pretrial process; the roles of defense attorneys, prosecutors, and grand juries; plea bargaining and guilty pleas; rights of criminal defendants at trial; and appeals and habeas corpus.

Encourage active participation through critical-thinking features and learning tools

• Encourage students to go beyond memorization. Critical-thinking boxes explore applications, conflicts, and ethical issues involving the most current media news.

• UPDATED: Help students retain the major ideas of the chapter. Each chapter has clearly-identified Learning Outcomes that are directly tied to course content and are summarized at the end of each chapter. Students can easily locate explanations or find review material for a particular topic. Instructors can link the course learning outcomes to department and university learning outcomes.

• Show how real world criminal justice agencies implement and respond to important Supreme Court decisions and constitutional guidelines. Most chapters contain actual legal documents, codes of ethics, and other illustrations of course concepts. Excerpts from actual policy manuals are also included in several chapters.

• Promote critical thinking with contemporary examples. Think About It features put students in the position of judge and give them opportunities to apply chapter concepts to hypothetical and actual cases.

• Focus students’ learning. Chapter Openers include a quote and a list of objectives. Each objective has an associated icon that appears in the related chapter section and also in the end-of-chapter material, making it easy to locate explanations or find review material for a particular topic.

• UPDATED: Spark interest and promote critical thinking about chapter concepts. Chapter Introductions present a current event or story related to chapter content followed by a discussion question. Real-life case examples at the end of each chapter pose analytical discussion questions related to chapter content, promoting critical thinking and application of chapter concepts. Hot topics include: drone searches, surveillance, GPS monitoring, stop-and-frisk, and drug dog searches.

• Offer students a helpful, easy-to-use, study and review tools. The Chapter Summary Chart displays key information with embedded review questions.

• Extend learning with chapter-specific resources and links. Media/Interactive Learning Web Links are included at the end of each chapter.

Provide the most current coverage possible.

All chapters in the text reflect the most cutting-edge research in the field, including the latest statistics and the most current Supreme Court decisions available at the time of publication. Key chapter-by-chapter revisions include:

• UPDATED/NEW: Chapter 1 includes a revised chapter-opening story that reflects the most recent changes in drone legislation and includes examples of current drone use in law enforcement. A new end-of-chapter case features the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Grady v. North Carolina (GPS monitoring of convicted sex offenders), a follow-up to the Court’s 2012 United States v. Jones decision regarding police-led GPS tracking of suspects’ vehicles.

• NEW: Chapter 2 includes a new chapter-opening story featuring the Supreme Court’s decision in Plumhoff v. Rickard, a high-speed pursuit case in which the families of two slain motorists sued police on the theory they used excessive force. The chapter was also updated with the latest decisions involving remedies for constitutional rights violations.

• NEW: Chapter 3 includes a new chapter-opening story featuring the Supreme Court’s decision in Florida v. Jardines, a drug dog case. New key terms were added throughout the chapter, and the end-of-chapter story continues with another drug dog case, Florida v. Harris.

• UPDATED/NEW: Chapter 4 features streamlined chapter learning outcomes and a new end-of-chapter story featuring the Ninth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Payton, a case dealing with search warrants and computers.

• UPDATED/NEW: Chapter 5 incorporates reorganized sections on consent searches and arrests without warrants for improved flow. The chapter-ending case features the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Heien v. North Carolina, a case that dealt with a vehicle stop for a malfunctioning brake light that led to a cocaine seizure.

• UPDATED/NEW: Chapter 6  includes a chapter-opening story featuring the latest developments in the Floyd v. City of New York stop-and-frisk case. The chapter has been updated with the latest Supreme Court decisions dealing with reasonable suspicion and stop-and-frisk, including the 2015 decision in Rodriguez v. United States, a case involving dog sniffs during traffic stops.

• NEW: Chapter 7 features a new chapter-opening story on the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Los Angeles v. Patel, a case involving inspections of closely regulated business.

• NEW: Chapter 8 includes a new chapter-opening story featuring recent research on the effects of TASER exposure on Miranda waivers in addition to a streamlined discussion of Miranda.

• UPDATED: Chapter 9 includes updated content and realigned learning outcomes.

• NEW: Chapter 10 features a new chapter-opening story on the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Maryland v. King, a case dealing with the constitutionality of police DNA swabs during the booking process.

• UPDATED/NEW: Chapter 11 is updated with the latest Supreme Court decisions involving prosecutors, grand juries, and defense attorneys. The end-of-chapter case features the Supreme Court’s 2015 per curiam decision in Maryland v. Kulbicki, which dealt with the validity of a scientific technique for comparing bullet fragments.

• NEW: Chapter 13 includes a new chapter-opening story on the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Ohio v. Clark, a case involving the confrontation clause as it applies to child abuse victims.

Policing, Third Edition, is also available via Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.

Encourage active participation through critical-thinking features and learning tools

• UPDATED: Help students retain the major ideas of the chapter. Each chapter has clearly-identified Learning Outcomes that are directly tied to course content and are summarized at the end of each chapter. Students can easily locate explanations or find review material for a particular topic. Instructors can link the course learning outcomes to department and university learning outcomes.

• UPDATED: Spark interest and promote critical thinking about chapter concepts. Chapter Introductions present a current event or story related to chapter content followed by a discussion question. Real-life case examples at the end of each chapter pose analytical discussion questions related to chapter content, promoting critical thinking and application of chapter concepts. Hot topics include: drone searches, surveillance, GPS monitoring, stop-and-frisk, and drug dog searches.

Provide the most current coverage possible.

All chapters in the text reflect the most cutting-edge research in the field, including the latest statistics and the most current Supreme Court decisions available at the time of publication. Key chapter-by-chapter revisions include:

• UPDATED: Chapter 1 includes a revised chapter-opening story that reflects the most recent changes in drone legislation and includes examples of current drone use in law enforcement. A new end-of-chapter case features the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Grady v. North Carolina (GPS monitoring of convicted sex offenders), a follow-up to the Court’s 2012 United States v. Jones decision regarding police-led GPS tracking of suspects’ vehicles.

• Chapter 2 includes a new chapter-opening story featuring the Supreme Court’s decision in Plumhoff v. Rickard, a high-speed pursuit case in which the families of two slain motorists sued police on the theory they used excessive force. The chapter was also updated with the latest decisions involving remedies for constitutional rights violations.

• Chapter 3 includes a new chapter-opening story featuring the Supreme Court’s decision in Florida v. Jardines, a drug dog case. New key terms were added throughout the chapter, and the end-of-chapter story continues with another drug dog case, Florida v. Harris.

• UPDATED: Chapter 4 features streamlined chapter learning outcomes and a new end-of-chapter story featuring the Ninth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Payton, a case dealing with search warrants and computers.

• UPDATED: Chapter 5 incorporates reorganized sections on consent searches and arrests without warrants for improved flow. The chapter-ending case features the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Heien v. North Carolina, a case that dealt with a vehicle stop for a malfunctioning brake light that led to a cocaine seizure.

• UPDATED: Chapter 6  includes a chapter-opening story featuring the latest developments in the Floyd v. City of New York stop-and-frisk case. The chapter has been updated with the latest Supreme Court decisions dealing with reasonable suspicion and stop-and-frisk, including the 2015 decision in Rodriguez v. United States, a case involving dog sniffs during traffic stops.

• Chapter 7 features a new chapter-opening story on the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Los Angeles v. Patel, a case involving inspections of closely regulated business.

• Chapter 8 includes a new chapter-opening story featuring recent research on the effects of TASER exposure on Miranda waivers in addition to a streamlined discussion of Miranda.

• UPDATED: Chapter 9 includes updated content and realigned learning outcomes.

• Chapter 10 features a new chapter-opening story on the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Maryland v. King, a case dealing with the constitutionality of police DNA swabs during the booking process.

• UPDATED: Chapter 11 is updated with the latest Supreme Court decisions involving prosecutors, grand juries, and defense attorneys. The end-of-chapter case features the Supreme Court’s 2015 per curiam decision in Maryland v. Kulbicki, which dealt with the validity of a scientific technique for comparing bullet fragments.

• Chapter 13 includes a new chapter-opening story on the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Ohio v. Clark, a case involving the confrontation clause as it applies to child abuse victims.