Criminal Law Handbook, The (19th ed.)

The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights. The Criminal Law Handbook demystifies the criminal justice system for non-lawyers. It explains—in plain English—how the criminal system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what you can expect if you end up involved in the system. Whatever your involvement or interest—suspect, defendant, inmate, victim, witness, loved one, or anyone else—you’ll find helpful and critical information about the crimina