Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac ) (Hardcover)

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The most accurate, up-to-date, and readable criminal procedure text available today, this best seller provides students with all the information they need to understand the legal aspects of police investigatory practices. Using clear and concise statements of criminal procedure law and understandable explanations of the reasoning behind the law, the author clarifies potentially confusing and obscure legal matter. By focusing on U.S. Supreme Court and carefully selected lower court cases setting out the requirements for arrest, search and seizure, confessions, and pretrial identifications, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the legal rights, duties, and liabilities of law enforcement professionals. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONAL, Ninth Edition now includes the most student-friendly and useful technology package available, including a FREE "Crime and Evidence in Action CD-ROM" and robust Companion Web Site.

About the Author

John N. Ferdico holds a J.D from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A in Sociology from Dartmouth College. He is a former Assistant Attorney General and Director of Law Enforcement Education for the State of Maiine. Other books he has published are FERDICO'S CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE DICTIONARY and the MAINE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S MANUAL. Ferdico currently writes and runs a legal publishing company in Bowdoinham, Maine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 9 edition (August 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534629199
• ISBN-13: 978-0534629199
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,644 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Class room book, December 30, 2007

By	D. Gibson (Whitley City, KY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is very well layed out, it is also very well written. It is one of the many books I plan on keeping after recieving my degree.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I do not recommend this book, September 16, 2008

By	E. casey "GMom" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional (Hardcover)

I am currently using this textbook for a course on Criminal Procedure and find it the most poorly written text for instructional use I have encountered in many, many years. Not only does the text read poorly, making it difficult to get a concise definition for key terms, but it is full of typos and mistakes. My impression is that it was either not proofed at all, or they were so anxious to rush it to print that they didn't take the time to proof the book. An over-priced book that is certainly not even a text to keep as a reference. If I could have given it no stars or minus 3 stars I would have.

5.0 out of 5 stars CJ book, February 10, 2009

By	Evans O. Opoku - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional (Hardcover)

This textbook has so much information that i felt well prepared to challenge my next upper level courses.