The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (19TH ed.) (Paperback)
by Paul Bergman and Sara J. Berman
Description
The criminal justice system is complicated. Understand it and your rights.
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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:
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- 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
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The 19th edition is completely updated, covering the latest in criminal law, including U.S. Supreme Court cases.
About the Author
Paul Bergman is a professor of law emeritus 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 (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); The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (with Berman, Nolo); Depositions in a Nutshell (with Moore, Binder, and Light, West Publishing); Lawyers as Counselors: A Client-Centered Approach (with Binder, Tremblay, and Weinstein, West Publishing); Cracking the Case Method (Vandeplas Publishing). He has also published numerous articles in law journals and regularly gives presentations on how law and lawyers are portrayed in film.
Sara J. Berman received her law degree from UCLA. She is a professor at the Concord University School of Law, and a founder of the PASS Online Bar Review (www.passlaw.com). She has authored several bar review course texts and legal articles, and has lectured extensively for BarPassers, West Bar Review, and the Practicing Law Institute. She teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal justice, legal writing and analysis, corporations law, and community property law. She is also the coauthor of Nolo's Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case.
Product Details
Category: Nonfiction, Law
Language: English
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 1413333176
ISBN-13: 978-1413333176
Publisher: NOLO
Date Published: January 27, 2026
Pages: 656
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