The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights.This book demystifies the complex rules and...
Dhs. 208.96 AED
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Author: Paul Bergman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System by Bergman, Paul

The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Dhs. 208.96

The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Dhs. 208.96
Author: Paul Bergman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The criminal justice system is complicated.


Understand it and your rights.


This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect. It also provides critical information on working with a lawyer.


In plain English, The Criminal Law Handbook covers:

  • search and seizure
  • arrest, booking, and bail
  • Miranda rights
  • arraignment
  • plea bargains
  • trials
  • sentencing
  • common defenses
  • working with defense attorneys
  • constitutional rights
  • juvenile court
  • legal terms and definitions
  • appeals
  • public defenders
  • victims' rights


The 17th edition is completely updated, covering the latest in criminal law, including U.S. Supreme Court cases.



Author: Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 01/25/2022
Pages: 656
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781413329391

About the Author
Bergman, Paul: - Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and a recipient of two University Distinguished Teaching Awards. His books include Nolo's Deposition Handbook (with Moore, Nolo); Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (with Asimow, Andrews McMeel); Trial Advocacy: Inferences, Arguments, Techniques (with Moore and Binder, West Publishing Co.) Trial Advocacy in a Nutshell (West Publishing Co.); Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case (with Berman, Nolo); Depositions in a Nutshell (with Moore, Binder, and Light, West Publishing Co.); Lawyers as Counselors: A Client-Centered Approach (with Binder, Tremblay, and Weinstein, West Publishing Co); Evidence Law and Practice (with Friedland and Benham); Cracking the Case Method (with Goodman and Holm, West Academic Publishing); Evidence Law and Practice (with Friedland and Benham, Carolina Academic Press); and You Matter: Ten Spiritual Commitments for a Richer and More Meaningful Life (with Rabbi Mark Borovitz, AuthorHouse). Paul has also published numerous articles in law journals. And, using clips from law-related films, he regularly gives presentations to lawyers, judges, and community groups.Berman, Sara J.: - Sara Berman is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law. Sara currently serves as the Director of Academic and Bar Success Programs for the AccessLex Center for Legal Education Excellence. She has served for decades in faculty and administrative leadership roles in law schools in California and Florida, and is the author of numerous articles and books, including Pass the Bar Exam: A Practical Guide to Achieving Academic & Professional Goals and Bar Exam MPT Preparation & Experiential Learning For Law Students: Interactive Performance Test Training, both published by the American Bar Association. Sara is also the co-author along with Paul Bergman of Nolo's Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Civil Case.

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