Criminal law, procedure, and evidence / Walter P. Signorelli.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Balancing law enforcement and individual rights -- Social control in a free society -- A bill of rights summary -- Development of due process protections -- Principles of criminal law -- Crimes and punishments -- The exclusionary rule and the Fourth Amendment -- Search warrants -- The law of arrest -- Searches without warrants -- A not so uncommon police/citizen encounter -- Stop, question, and frisk -- Consent searches -- Search and seizure of vehicles and occupants -- The privilege against compelled self-incrimination and Miranda volume Arizona -- Refining miranda -- The right to counsel -- Evidence and due process -- Identifications and due process -- The right of confrontation -- Government surveillance -- Terrorism and the Patriot Act.