Criminal Procedure: Constitution and Society (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Marvin Zalman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131777084 | ISBN-13: 978-0131777088 | Publication Date: July 31, 2004 | Edition: 4

For courses in criminal procedure. Criminal Procedure: Constitution & Society, 4e focuses on the relationship of the law to society and the criminal justice system. Constitutional criminal procedure law under the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights is presented in a unique way that helps students learn the law and discover how the law fits into society.

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Criminal Procedure: Constitution and Society, Fourth Edition, illustrates the best of both textbook and casebook formats. It soars past other texts by giving the reader a deeper understanding of criminal procedure and the cases that have shaped American criminal justice. The fourth edition includes new and valuable material on justice in a time of terror.

As the preface states, "The heart of American law lies in the cases." The heart of the American criminal justice system therefore lies in the way these cases shape crime control and constitutionality. Criminal Procedure: Constitution and Society presents these issues fairly and thoroughly, with additional features that are uniquely tailored to students in criminal justice, criminology, sociology, and political science. The unique features of this text will make the study of criminal procedure a comprehensive, educational experience.

About the Author

Marvin Zalman began his career in criminal justice education in northern Nigeria. He and his wife Greta, then recent graduates of Brooklyn Law School, were inspired in their college years by President John F. Kennedy's challenge to young Americans: "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country:" As Peace Corps volunteers from 1967 to 1969 they taught at the Faculty of Law at Ahmadu Bello University, in the city of Zaria. Zalman taught classes on criminal law and criminal procedure, beginning a lifetime of study of these subjects. He authored a casebook on Northern Nigerian criminal procedure and conducted a study of sentencing patterns in local criminal courts. Upon returning to the United States, he began formal studies in a then new field of scholarship, at the School of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York at Albany, from which he holds his Ph.D. degree. From 1971 to 1980 he taught at the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University and came to Wayne State University in Detroit, where he served as chair of the Criminal Justice Department from 1980 to 1987 and 2001 to 2003. From 1978 to 1980 Professor Zalman was the executive director of sentencing guideline development projects for the State of Michigan and in 1984 for the State of New York. He has published research and scholarship in the areas of criminal sentencing, criminal procedure, domestic violence, prisoners' rights, assisted suicide, and democracy and criminal justice. He teaches classes on criminal justice policy, criminal law, the judicial process, and criminal procedure. Marvin Zalman believes passionately that constitutional criminal procedure is the most important course that criminal justice students can take because it deals with individual liberty. H1s parents fled to the safety of America during World War II; he owes his life to the power and decency of the United States, embodied in its constitutional values. The message he wishes to convey is that every day, each police officer, defense lawyer, prosecutor, probation officer, and judge who does his or her job properly keeps the promise of liberty alive.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (July 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131777084
• ISBN-13: 978-0131777088
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,970,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Criminal Procedure: Constitution and Society (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

Beware: if you are purchasing this book, the chapters are quite lengthy and makes for very dense reading. Can't leave it to do the night before or the day of.