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• New to this edition:
  • New cases on technology and privacy, as well as new discussions on seizures in Chapter 3.
  • New case content on exigent circumstances in Chapter 4.
  • Chapter 12 includes new case discussions on prosecutorial discretion in the role of the defense counsel.
  • New case and discussion of the jury and a fair trial, plus dual sovereignty doctrine in Chapter 13.
  • Chapter 15 has been updated with new material on States Secret Doctrine, FISA, FISA warrants, military commissions, and drones.
  • Updates to all chapters to incorporate Supreme Court decisions since the prior edition of the book.
  • New You Decide exercises and Crim Procedure in the News features throughout for application of concepts and critical thinking with contemporary examples and content.
• Edited cases introduced by clear and accessible descriptions provide students with concrete examples and illustrations and expose them to the actual documents that have shaped the American criminal justice system. Additional edited cases are available on the student study site.
• Criminal Procedure in the News excerpts expose students to contemporary developments in the law through current events.
• A chapter-opening vignette drawn from a case in the chapter gets students immediately involved in the content that follows.
• Test Your Knowledge questions at the beginning of each chapter help students activate prior knowledge read with purpose for topics they don't yet know.
• Legal Equations offer visual overviews of the laws and concepts discussed in the text.
• Questions after each case reinforce learning and help students uncover the key points.
• A chapter-ending Legal Terminology section with corresponding Glossary helps students master the vocabulary of the criminal justice system.