Constitutional Law for the Criminal Justice Professional

1. Why is the Constitution So Important?
2. A Brief History of the U.S. Constitution
3. Organization of the Courts
4. Judicial Power
5. Judicial Review
6. Religion: An Overview
7. Freedom of Expression: Speech and Press
8. Rights of Assembly and Petition
9. The History and Application of the Fourth Amendment
10. Arrests and Other Detentions
11. Searches and Seizures Pursuant to Warrant
12. Execution of Warrants
13. Warrantless Searches and Exceptions to the Warrant Requirements
14. Electronic Surveillance under the Fourth Amendment
15. Enforcing the Fourth Amendment
16. Indictment by Grand Jury
17. Double Jeopardy
18. Self-Incrimination
19. Self-Incrimination: From Voluntariness Standard to Miranda
20. Due Process under the Fifth Amendment
21. Speedy Public Trial
22. Right to Trial by Impartial Jury
23. Right of Notification and Confrontation
24. Assistance of Counsel
25. Excessive Bail
26. Cruel and Unusual Punishments
27. Other Issues under the Eighth Amendment
28. Due Process of Law
29. Procedural Due Process

Written in a simple, straightforward manner, this book will help today's criminal justice student better understand con law issues as well as the complicated development of constitutional rights and law. In its simple, easy to understand format, this book is a must for both current criminal justice professionals and students studying to enter the profession. Constitutional Law for the Criminal Justice Professional covers search and seizure, arrest and civil rights as well as the judiciary, first amendment, due process and the judicial system. By an author with more than ten years experience as a police officer, another seven years as an attorney (both prosecuting and defending criminal cases), and more than seven years teaching law, this book is a valuable source of knowledge and understanding. It helps today's criminal justice student and professional be better prepared for tomorrow's needs.