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Investigative Criminal Procedure in Focus provides today’s law students with a thorough understanding of investigative criminal procedure. Using an innovative approach to teaching the law, its pedagogical features not only facilitate the mastery of complex legal concepts but provide hands-on exercises that give students the tools they need to succeed.

The book is divided into two parts. Part I provides a general introduction to the world of criminal procedure. Chapter 1 sets the stage by explaining the differences between substantive criminal law and criminal procedure as well as the differences between the investigative and adjudicative stages of the criminal justice process. Chapter 2 focuses on the sources of criminal procedure law.

Part II of the text begins the study of investigative criminal procedure. Chapters 3 to 6 each focus on a specific aspect of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence: what constitutes a Fourth Amendment search and seizure, who is covered by the Fourth Amendment, the state action and standing requirements (Chapter 3); probable cause and warrants (Chapter 4); exceptions to the warrant requirement (Chapter 5); and the exclusionary rule (Chapter 6). Chapter 7 focuses on three separate aspects of interrogation law — the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment due process voluntariness requirement, the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in the context of Miranda warnings, and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Chapter 8 addresses eyewitness identifications.

Professors and students will benefit from:

● Author-written text that explains doctrine, openly and clearly. Many criminal procedure issues lend themselves to not only doctrinal discussion of the law, but also to broader policy-oriented topics. Berger takes a balanced approach that allows professors to choose which policy issues to cover in class.
● Thoughtfully selected cases for teaching students the key concepts, framed by introductory questions and post-case analysis.
● Real Life Applications, Applying the Rules, and Criminal Procedure in Practice hypotheticals, frequently based on real cases, providing opportunities for critical analysis and application of concepts covered in the chapters.
● A discussion of competing values in criminal procedure as well as the roles of race, class, and gender in criminal law, included in Chapter 1.
● Complete and thoughtful discussion of the Fourth Amendment: what constitutes a Fourth Amendment search and seizure, who is covered by the Fourth Amendment, the state action and standing requirements (Chapter 3); probable cause and warrants (Chapter 4); exceptions to the warrant requirement (Chapter 5); and the exclusionary rule (Chapter 6).

Summary of Contents

Table of Contents 
Preface 
Acknowledgments

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 
Chapter One The Criminal Justice Process 
Chapter Two Sources of the Law 

PART II: INVESTIGATIVE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 
Chapter Three Triggering the Fourth Amendment: Searches, Seizures,
and Other Prerequisites 
Chapter Four Probable Cause and Warrants 
Chapter Five Warrantless Searches and Seizures 
Chapter Six The Exclusionary Rule 
Chapter Seven Police Interrogations and Confessions 
Chapter Eight Eyewitness Identification 

Table of Cases 
Index