Criminal Procedure - Hardcover

Samaha, Joel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534547117 ISBN 13: 9780534547110

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Joel Samaha is the author of three best-selling books in criminal justice, mainly due to his presentation of legal issues in a lucid and methodical manner. This book's success can be attributed to the author's ability to help the user grasp the complexities of the criminal justice system and the law by presenting all sides of an issue equally; he wants the reader to understand, not merely memorize. This is a comprehensive and legally-oriented book, focusing on the law as it is written, not from a layperson's point of view.

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About the Author

Joel Samaha is University Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. He received his B.A. (History), J.D., and Ph.D. (History) from Northwestern University and studied under Sir Geoffrey Elton at Cambridge University, England. Professor Samaha was admitted to the Illinois Bar, briefly practiced law in Chicago, and then taught at UCLA. In 1971, he joined the University of Minnesota, where he served as Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies for four years, taught television and radio courses in criminal justice, co-taught a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar in legal and constitutional history, was named College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Teacher in 1974, and named University Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2007. Professor Samaha's works have appeared in Historical Journal, American Journal of Legal History, Minnesota Law Review, William Mitchell Law Review, and Journal of Social History.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534547117
• ISBN 13: 9780534547110
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 688