Why do people commit crimes? How can crime be prevented? And what can society and criminal justice professionals do to implement constructive responses... to criminal behavior? Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished theoreticians speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully. Criminal Lessons is based on more than thirteen thousand cases in which Frederic G. Reamer has been involved as a parole board member, a role that was supplemented by his earlier experiences working in a federal correctional facility, a state penitentiary, and a forensic unit in a state psychiatric hospital. Reamer presents an original and compelling typology of crime that classifies offenders on the basis of the circumstances that led to their offenses. He isolates seven categories, tracing crime to desperation, greed, rage, revenge, frolic, addiction, or mental illness. Using actual case studies to illustrate these patterns of 'criminal circumstances,' Reamer presents a model for the prevention of, and response to, crime and throughout the book offers recommendations related to social services, criminal justice, and public policy.

Criminal Litigation and Legal Issues in Criminal Procedure is designed to incorporate the substantive law of criminal procedure into a trial advocacy... course. The traditional trial advocacy course is concerned almost exclusively with skills training (e.g., learning techniques for cross-examining a witness), but does not incorporate much, if any, substantive law. Conversely, a traditional substantive course on criminal law or criminal procedure focuses exclusively on legal principles and doctrine, but does not involve training students in courtroom advocacy skills concerning substantive law. Criminal Litigation and Legal Issues in Criminal Procedure merges elements from these two types of courses into one and seeks to bridge the gap between them.

Criminal Litigation in Action, Second Edition is designed to prepare law students and new lawyers for the practice of criminal law in the trial courts.... The book is based on the fictitious but realistic criminal case of People v. Roger Battistone and tracks the case from arrest through sentencing. Students learn by doing. For example, when the class addresses pretrial release, students participate in a simulation exercise requiring them to play the role of the prosecutor, defense counsel, or judge at a bail review hearing. Similarly, students participate in simulation exercises on charging, interviewing, preliminary hearings, grand jury proceedings, discovery, motion hearings, plea bargaining, and sentencing hearings. Along the way, students become familiar with the various stages of a criminal case by applying the law found in judicial opinions, statutes, rules of court, local rules, and jury instructions to the facts of the Battistone case. The book explores advocacy at each stage of a criminal case in the trial courts, including the prosecutor's role, defense counsel's role, prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, the consequences of an arrest, charge, and conviction for the accused, and the relative merits of alternative procedures. Students can expect to develop competency in the critical skills of fact-gathering and fact-management; case evaluation; courtroom advocacy including familiarity with courtroom protocol and interfacing with the judge; written advocacy, including the writing of motions and sentencing memoranda; and the application of the various sources of law in a criminal case.Although the book is set in Southern California and refers students to California law, it is an excellent way to introduce future prosecutors and defense attorneys from any jurisdiction to the practice of criminal litigation in the trial courts. In many instances, the book addresses matters and procedures that are rooted in the federal constitution for example, McLaughlin, Brady, Cunningham, Crawford, motions to suppress evidence obtained in violation of the 4th and 5th Amendments, and IAC claims that are of universal interest, concern, and application. To the extent the book describes a procedure that varies from the approach taken in the student s jurisdiction, the course instructor can use it as an opportunity to discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of the alternative approaches. Appreciating the value in this sort of discussion, the book in some instances deliberately addresses alternative approaches, particularly in the chapters on preliminary hearings and grand jury proceedings. Instructors will find that of the book's best features is its supplementary materials. The teacher's manual includes step-by-step instructions for the various simulation exercises and provides thorough answers for all questions appearing in the Questions and Notes of the student text. It also includes information, photographs, and documents to be distributed to students as the Battistone case unfolds. A CD accompanying the student text includes outlines that appear in the student text to allow students to complete the assignments from the forms included on the CD as well as sample motions. A CD accompanying the teacher s manual includes documents relevant to discovery, assignment sheets that can be easily filled out, and scripts to assign for various simulation exercises.

In 2003 Steve Niles, creator of the 30 Days of Night comic series, launched a series of occult detective stories featuring the monstrously hard-boiled... Cal McDonald. A pill-popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the only line of defense between Los Angeles and a growing horde of zombies, vampires, possessed muscle cars, mad scientists, werewolves, and much more weirdness! This volume collects the first two Criminal Macabre trades, the one-shot story Love Me Tenderloin, and Criminal Macabre: Supernatural Freak Machine - never before collected!

Eleven-year-old Lisa becomes her mother’s primary support when they face the prospect of homelessness. As Dee, a single mother, struggles with the... demons of her own childhood of neglect and abuse, Lisa has to quickly assume the role of an adult in an attempt to keep some stability in their lives. “Dee and Tiny” ultimately become underground celebrities in San Francisco, squatting in storefronts and performing the “art of homelessness.” Their story, filled with black humor and incisive analysis, illuminates the roots of poverty, the criminalization of poor families, and their struggle for survival.

Criminal Procedure is a contemporary, comprehensive case-driven textbook from award-winning teacher Matthew Lippman that covers the constitutional... foundation of criminal procedure and includes numerous cases selected for their appeal to today’s students. With an emphasis on diversity and its impact on how laws are enforced, this clearly written textbook features numerous learning devices, including You Decide scenarios, Cases and Comments, and Legal Equations and is accompanied by robust ancillaries, including an open-access student study site with Web-based activities, helpful study aids, and resources.

Smith's CRIMINAL PROCEDURE provides comprehensive coverage of constitutional law governing processes from police investigations through sentencing and... punishment. It has a more broad focus than most texts in the criminal procedure market, including complete coverage of the trial process. An innovative pedagogical program includes boxed features and pedagogy that encourages critical thinking. There are more cases covered than in other upper level texts, providing the student more opportunity to think independently. Students learn through an inductive process, since cases appear before explanations.

Criminal Procedure reflects a balanced blend of conventional casebook style, practice problems, concise text, and sample forms and documents that... stresses the interplay of constitutional principles and practical considerations that confront both prosecution and defense attorneys. The organizational structure of previous editions is retained and three major subject areas are explored in depth:Arrest, Search, and Seizure;Right to Counsel; andConfessionsThe book contains a host of new and quite fascinating materials related to recent decisions from the Supreme Court. Cases involving the construction of the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule, a rethinking of the car search doctrine, reaffirmation of the McNabb / Mallory rule, and numerous others, will contribute to interesting discussions with students.This book is designed to promote a high-quality classroom experience. Lengthy Supreme Court decisions have been substantially edited, although the ""flavor"" of the constitutional views of the various Justices has been retained. The insertion of sample forms is intended to illustrate the manner in which Supreme Court edict has filtered down to work-a-day law enforcement and prosecution. Problems, for the most part extracted from lower court decisions, serve to demonstrate the vague parameters of Supreme Court pronouncements while providing the student with an engaging and practical approach to understanding, analyzing, and applying the doctrine.

Erwin Chemerinsky and Laurie L. Levenson bring to this casebook a wealth of experience as practicing attorneys, law professors, and authors. Written in... the approachable style that characterizes Chemerinsky s Constitutional Law casebook, Criminal Procedure guides students to an understanding of the law through tightly edited cases and a dynamic and innovative pedagogy.Criminal Procedure offers:eloquent and substantive writing that draws on deep wells of experience and scholarshipa dynamic and innovative pedagogy that includes tightly edited cases, author-written essays, legal pleadings that argue the issues, and the perspectives of prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, police, and victimsa chronological organization that walks the student through the criminal justice process, from the investigation to habeas corpusa consistently systematic treatment of topics in every chapter:an introduction to the underpinning issues of the lawdiscussion of the history and development of the law in response to those issuesexamples of recent or seminal cases that have shaped the lawanalysis of the success or failure of the law to adequately remedy the issue that gave rise to its inceptionSupreme Court cases through October Term 2006, along with many familiar chestnutsa detailed Teacher s Manual that includes questions and answers for classroom discussiona complete teaching package that includes PowerPoint slides, a DVD that presents the facts and backgrounds of several key cases, and a websiteDynamic and innovative, Criminal Procedure shows through clear and succinct text, tightly edited cases, legal pleadings, and the perspectives of participants and players a complete picture of the criminal procedure system.

Written with a real passion for communicating the meaning behind the principles criminal procedure, Samaha's text focuses on not just the "how to," but... the "why"-providing case excerpts and meaningful legal analysis as well as emphasizing the need for a balance of government power and the liberty/privacy of individuals as a central, and very timely, theme of his book. This current Seventh Edition addresses the entire criminal procedure process, from search and seizure to post-conviction sentencing and review by appellate courts, while providing timely case updates and topic coverage in key areas such as terrorism and homeland security, the USA-PATRIOT Act, searches and seizures, military tribunals, new sentencing guidelines, and more.

This straightforward introduction to criminal procedure combines case excerpts with clear, detailed legal discussion and analysis to equip readers with... a solid understanding of the field. Widely acclaimed author Dr. Joel Samaha is known for his unique ability to help readers grasp the complexities of law by clearly and carefully presenting all sides of an issue. The exciting new Eighth Edition addresses the entire criminal procedure process--from search and seizure to post-conviction sentencing and review by appellate courts--while providing new or expanded coverage of such key issues as terrorism/homeland security, the USA-PATRIOT Act, searches and seizures, military tribunals, recent changes to sentencing guidelines, and more.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE has been completely revised to incorporate the latest changes in procedural laws. Examples of various state laws are included... throughout the text. It is written in an easy-to-understand manner to facilitate student comprehension. Designed to help students and officers understand how activities in both law enforcement and corrections interface with court proceedings, the text demystifies the judicial process and helps the reader understand the importance of collecting evidence and documenting facts that may not appear relevant to the crime being investigated. The text starts by reviewing the basics, with minimal emphasis on history and evidence. Thereafter, the text is organized chronologically and thoroughly covers the roles of the police, court, and corrections. Special issues, such as civil suits, Children Protective Services, and forfeiture proceedings, are introduced due to their increasing impact on law enforcement.

Clear and accessible, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Sixth Edition, is packed with current cases and real-world examples. Extremely student friendly, the text... couples a classic organization and traditional presentation of case law with cutting-edge coverage of recent trends in law and procedure. The authors' combined academic and practical legal experience gives you firsthand insights into the American legal system. Utilizing extensive case material, the text covers the historical background of criminal procedure and includes the latest Supreme Court decisions and other developments in criminal justice today. This is one of two updated "splits" of the combined CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE, Seventh Edition (c. 2011), by the same authors.