Constitutional Rights: Myths and Realities

Written in an accessible and provocative style, this text illuminates the reality of constitutional rights by examining and unmasking commonly held beliefs about legal protections for individuals in the criminal justice system.

Written in an accessible and provocative style, this text illuminates the reality of constitutional rights by examining and unmasking commonly held beliefs about legal protections for individuals in the criminal justice system.

Christopher E. Smith is Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Trained as a lawyer and social scientist, he is the author of twenty books and more than 100 scholarly articles on law, the courts, and criminal justice policy. His books include three Wadsworth first editions: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: MYTHS AND REALITIES, LAW AND CONTEMPORARY CORRECTIONS, and CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. He is also the co-author of CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA (with George F. Cole).