For freshman/sophomore level courses in Criminal Procedures.

Basic Criminal Procedures, Third Edition explains the procedural aspects of the criminal justice system systematically, making the concepts easy to apply to any state's specific procedural laws. It is ideal for freshman/sophomore level courses in criminal procedures because its writing is clear, its appellate excerpts and citations are understandable, and it introduces unfamiliar concepts and terms before they are discussed within the chapter. This edition continues its detailed coverage of the Exclusionary Rule and the Miranda procedures, includes compelling human-interest stories and offers more balanced coverage of consensual encounter, detention and arrest.