Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the criminal justice process -- What constitutes a search? -- Probable cause -- Search warrants -- Arrests -- Searches incident to arrest -- The automobile exception -- Terry stops and frisks -- The plain view doctrine -- Racial profiling -- Seizures -- Police use of force -- Consent searches -- Administrative searches -- Exigent circumstances -- The exclusionary rule -- The right to counsel -- Interrogations : the due process voluntariness -- Interrogations : the Sixth Amendment right to counsel -- Interrogations : the Miranda rule-- Lineups and other pretrial identification procedures -- The prosecutor's charging discretion -- Grand jury -- Bail -- The right to a speedy trial -- Discovery -- Plea bargaining -- The right to trial by jury -- Role of criminal defense counsel -- The right of presence -- The confrontation clause -- Double jeopardy -- Sentencing.