Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Do you know what happens when you are accused of a crime? How you are charged? How plea bargains work? What happens in court? With The Criminal Law Handbook, you can learn exactly what goes on in a criminal case. The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers: § search and seizure § drunk driving § arrests, booking and bail § criminal defense lawyers § lineups § preliminary hearings and trials § plea bargains § sentencing § juvenile courts § "crimespeak, the language commonly used in criminal statutes.Anyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- can turn to a plain-English legal book for the information they need.