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ACLU Handbook Series: The Rights of Crime Victims

This paperback is part of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Handbook Series. The need to guarantee basic rights for the victims of crime is finally being recognized by the courts and elected officials. Some states have even enacted a crime victims Bill of Rights, but the laws affecting victims still vary widely trhoughout the country. This essential guide surveys the recent developments that help victims find assistance, maintain their dignity, receive compensation for injuries and losses and increase the effectiveness of their participation in arrests, bail hearings, trials, sentencing and probation or parole determinations. Special information is also provided for elderly victims and for victims of domestic violence and rape.

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0809314525

ACLU Handbook Series: The Rights of Prisoners

This paperback is part of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) Handbook Series. The Rights of Prisoners adopts a question-and-answer format to explain the constitutional guarantees as well as rights won through litigation. Topics include freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, due process, prison censorship and much more.

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188073009X

Attorney's Handbook on Drinking Driving Defense

A defendant charged with a drinking-driving offense faces an assortment of criminal and administrative proceedings and penalties. This handbook is designed to assist defense counsel in handling misdemeanor drinking-driving cases and includes most of the resources needed to handle typical cases in any state with the exception of local drinking-driving statutes and the local administrative rules or regulations governing chemical testing. To assist in these areas, the appendices include a summary of drinking-driving statutes of each state with citations to the appropriate statutes in each state and a listing of the state agency, if any, that is responsible for issuing chemical testing rules and regulations. Chapters include preparation and pretrial aspects of drinking-driving cases, challenging chemical testing and handling the trial of a drinking-driving case.

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9781413306989

Beat Your Ticket

Everything you need to fight an unfair ticket!We've all received one -- a traffic ticket that seems completely unfair, the result of an officer's evening quota rather than a serious moving violation. But do you have to pay the penalty and watch your driving record crash and burn?Not if you choose to fight back with Beat Your Ticket.Beat Your Ticket simply and clearly lays out the best strategies for beating tickets in court. The book explains in plain English how to: * use the law to fight an unwarranted ticket * find out what the police officer plans to say at your trial * attack radar and other detection methods * pick a jury * present your case * cross-examine the ticketing officer

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0134338715

Criminal Justice in America: Theory, Practice and Policy

The system of justice administration in the United States has evolved out of the debates of crime control versus due process. The crime control model argues that controlling crime is the essence of the system and, further, that the safety and majority is mandate.

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9781413310535

Criminal Law Handbook

Criminal law rules and procedures, explained in plain English.The criminal justice system becomes increasingly complex each year as new laws and decisions can change legal standards dramatically. And at a time when even law enforcement is being affected by hiring freezes and budget cuts, the result is fewer resources and public programs for those accused of crimes, and their friends and families. That's why it's crucial that you have access to clear and complete explanations of all aspects of criminal law and procedure.The Criminal Law Handbook answers your questions about every part of a criminal case, from cops to crooks. Find out everything you�ve ever wanted to know about how the system works, and the how and why of police, lawyers and judges doing what they do. It covers: * arrests * booking * preliminary hearings * charges * bail * courts * arraignment * search and seizure * defenses * evidence * trials * plea bargains * sentencing * juveniles, and * "crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal statutes.Includes Supreme Court rulings, as well as completely updated, meticulously researched changes to case law and new information on domestic violence law.

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0944508235

Domestic Violence & Abuse: How to Stop It

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0912045035

Expert Witness Handbook

The Expert Witness Handbook explains every aspect of what an expert witness is and does, who can qualify, how to find clients, how to charge for services, and much more. Extensive information is provided on conducting investigations, court procedure, preparing and delivering convincing testimony, and how to handle cross-examination. Appendices include sample contracts and addresses of professional agencies and societies.

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9781413310306

Fight Your Ticket & Win in California

Attorney David Brown's bestseller helps readers put the brakes on higher insurance rates and clueless encounters with the law. Written in plain English for everyday drivers, not lawyers in the fast lane, the book explains every type of violation, including:- driving without insurance- registration and license violations- ignoring tickets pedestrian and bicycle violations- reckless driving- defective equipment- illegal parking- drunk driving- driving with a suspended license. Fight Your Ticket outlines how to determine the consequences of a violation, get a case dismissed, prepare a surefire case for traffic court, appeal a decision and much more.

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0446673048

Guilty: The Collapse of Criminal Justice

Drawing on a career's worth of experience and using the O.J. Simpson trial as a prime example, a well-respected state supreme court judge makes the case for 10 major reforms of the criminal justice system, including the end of unnanimous jury verdicts; the elimination of the Miranda rulings; and a new interpretation of the Fourth and Fofth Amendments.

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0314257322

Nutshell: Juvenile Justice

One of over 150 titles in West's Law in a Nutshell series, this book is a comprehensive resource in an easy-to-read, concise format. With a title representing almost every area of law, Nutshells provide a solid understanding of a specific area of law and include references to important cases that have helped shaped the law. Topics included in this title are: negotiation; mediation; arbitration; dispute resolution in the court system; and hybrid dispute resolution procedures.

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9780314181381

Nutshell: Juvenile Justice Administration

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087337195X

Safe Homes, Safe Neighborhoods: Stopping Crime Where You Live

In cities and towns across the country, people are coming together to bring crime rates down and to make their homes and neighborhoods safer for themselves and their families. This book shows how you can actively reduce crime in your neighborhood by starting and maintaining neighborhood crime prevention groups, building effective partnerships with police, using Neighborhood Watch techniques to foil potential burglaries and assaults, improving home security, protecting yourself from muggings, car-jackings and rapes, teaching children self-protective skills, preventing child abductions, learning what to do about domestic violence, eliminating graffiti and cleaning up the neighborhood, and combatting drug dealing and gangs. Whether you're concerned about car thefts or crack houses, this book will show you how you can put an end to crime in your community.

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