Criminal Law and Procedure

Product Description
Examine the latest laws, updated regulations and current practices with Hall's CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE, 8E. This edition clearly presents every aspect of the law while also detailing the duties of a paralegal in criminal law. Comprehensive coverage and foundational concepts in both criminal law and criminal procedure blend with this edition's presentation of cutting-edge developments and emerging trends. Updated statistics present data through 2019, while new material addresses topics such as today's surveillance and interrogation techniques, riots and vandalism in 2020 and 2021, current search and seizure practices as well as issues of race, policing and the qualified immunity standard. Updated edited cases present both current and landmark decisions. In addition, numerous learning features address engaging topics ranging from ethics to self-defense. Specially developed exercises and problems help you further sharpen analytical skills and knowledge of criminal law and procedures.
About the Author
Daniel E. Hall has practiced law in both the United States and Federated States of Micronesia. He is a professor of justice and community studies and political science at Miami University. He also holds the position of visiting professor of law at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. For nine years, Dr. Hall served as a member of the faculty in the department of criminal justice and legal studies at the University of Central Florida. He also served as chair of the department of criminal justice at The University of Toledo. A widely respected authority on public law, Dr. Hall has authored 27 textbooks (including subsequent editions) and a dozen journal articles addressing various public law subjects. He earned his bachelor's degree at Indiana University, his Juris Doctor at Washburn University and his Doctor of Education (higher education curriculum and instruction) at the University of Central Florida.