10/04/2024
When it comes to law, hands down, Larry Holtz is the leader in police education. This is a must for all cops.
Criminal Evidence for Law & Justice Professionals, 9th Edition, Š2024
Criminal law and justice college professors, students, practitioners, and law enforcement officials will find this textbook critical to understanding the basic principles, rules, and constitutional provisions governing the admission of evidence in criminal courts. The straightforward style gives the reader access to the fundamental concepts that comprise the Law of Evidence. Clearly defined topics along with concise explanations are further developed through the presentation of relevant case law with a unique approach that uses a combination of hornbook and casebook analysis. Subjects covered include the Sources of Evidence; the Forms of Evidence; Chain of Custody; Sufficiency of Evidence; the Adversary System; Burdens of Proof and Production; Law Enforcementâs Role and the Law of Evidence; Preservation of Evidence; Crime Scene Evidence; Witnesses; Hearsay and all the exceptions to the Hearsay rule; Character Evidence; Proof; Privileges; and Eyewitness Identification Evidence. Each chapter provides a list of critical Learning Objectives, along with Key Concepts for study and analysis. The complete and unannotated Federal Rules of Evidence are included as well.
The 9th Edition features new material related to:
⢠Field Notes
⢠Sequestration (or segregation) of witnesses
⢠Social Media posts, photographs and authentication issues
⢠Authentication of Meta (Facebook) records and messages
⢠Text messaging and chain-of-custody issues
⢠Computer Generated Animations
⢠Digital and digitally enhanced crime scene photographs
⢠ShotSpotter reports
⢠Tool marks and fi****ms identification evidence
⢠Shoe prints, tire tracks, fingerprints and handprints; bloodstain pattern analysis
⢠Drug distribution opinion evidence; drug-code terminology
⢠Drug recognition expert (DRE) testimony
⢠Handwriting identification opinion evidence
⢠Hair and fiber identification opinion evidence
⢠Bite mark identification and forensic odontology
⢠Horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) testing