Criminal Procedure: Examples and Explanations

When students select a Criminal Procedure study guide, make sure they use the one that is both concise and up-to-date - Bloom and Brodin's CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Examples & Explanations, Third Edition. This effective paperback has earned the confidence of instructors nationwide by giving students the information they need to perform a meaningful analysis of different procedural situations.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Examples & Explanations, Third Edition, is carefully crafted to maximize student comprehension:

• introductory text explains the concepts - then examples and explanations give students an opportunity to develop important problem-solving skills.
• by presenting police practices in procedural order, the book conveys a sense of the logic of law enforcement, as well as its theoretical flow.
• charts and illustrations graphically demonstrate legal standards and concepts.
• examples build in difficulty; after students develop their confidence, more challenging problems test their knowledge and analytical skills.
• checklist and Review Problems in the Appendix show how key ideas are interrelated and test students' mastery of the subject.

• important new Fourth Amendment search and seizure cases, such as Richards v. Wisconsin, Knowles v. Iowa, Minnesota v. Carter, Marilyn v. Wilson, and Pennsylvania v. Labron
• new cases on the latest technological methods of evidence gathering, including thermal imaging, and a discussion of the resulting conflicts with privacy expectations
• important analysis of Miranda v. Arizona, where the Fourth Circuit attempted to overrule this landmark case
• exceptional treatment of aerial surveillance gives students a solid grasp of real-world practices
• new examples and explanations throughout the text