Criminal Evidence, Twelfth Edition (John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series) - Softcover

Ingram, Jefferson L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323294588 ISBN 13: 9780323294584

Publisher: Anderson, 2014

Synopsis

Criminal Evidence is a well-respected and trusted introduction to the rules of criminal evidence for criminal justice students and professionals. The first half of this book follows the Federal Rules of Evidence in its explanation of how evidence is collected, preserved, and presented in criminal court. The second half provides a selection of relevant criminal court cases that reinforce these basics and provide the context of how these rules are currently practiced. Readers will have an understanding of how concepts of evidence operate to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent.

Part of the John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series, this twelfth edition provides many updates, new references to recent cases, and a current version of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Student aids include chapter outlines, key terms and concepts lists, a glossary, a table of cases cited, and online interactive case studies. Teacher resources include Instructor's Guide, test bank, and PowerPoint slides.

• Thoroughly revised, updated, and streamlined to include recent case law on evidence
• Each chapter includes outlines, key terms and concepts, and review questions to aid understanding
• Appendices include a helpful glossary; Federal Rules of Evidence as amended and effective through December 1, 2013; Table of Jurisdictions That Have Adopted Some System of Uniform Rules for Regulating the Admission and Exclusion of Evidence through 2014; and Table of Contents of the Uniform Rules of Evidence with 2005 Amendments

About this title

About the Author:

Jefferson L. Ingram is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Dayton. He has a B.S. in secondary education, a M.A. in history, and a Juris Doctor. He is a member of the Ohio Bar, Florida Bar, Bar of the federal courts for the Southern District of Ohio, and a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Anderson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0323294588
• ISBN 13: 9780323294584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1016