Contents
- Criminal Procedure
- Introduction to Criminal Procedure
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Contents of Criminal Law and Procedure
- Introduction
- Criminal Procedure
- Related Work and Conclusions
- Criminal Procedure
- Resources
- Resources
- Resources
- Hierarchical Display of Criminal procedure
- Criminal procedure
- Concept of Criminal procedure
- Characteristics of Criminal procedure
- Resources
Criminal Procedure
Introduction to Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure, body of law regulating the inquiry into whether a person has violated criminal law. Criminal procedure governs the investigation of crimes; the arrest, charging, and trial of accused criminals; and the sentencing of those convicted (found guilty of a crime). It also regulates the convicted person’s possible appeal for review of the trial court’s decision.” (1)
Criminal Law and Procedure
Contents of Criminal Law and Procedure
Contents of this subject matter include:
- Introducing the Criminal Justice System
- Classification of Crimes and Proof
- Criminal Procedure
- Elements of a Crime
- Unlawful Homicide
- Property Offences
- Assaults and Sexual Assault
- Participation in Crimes
- Defenses Topic 9: Exam Revision
Introduction
Criminal Procedure
This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of criminal procedure, with a description of the most significant features of criminal procedure at international level.
Related Work and Conclusions
Criminal Procedure
Resources
See Also
- Code of criminal procedure
Resources
See Also
References (Papers)
- The Unintended Consequences Of California Proposition 47: Reducing Law Enforcement’S Ability To Solve Serious, Violent Crimes, Shelby Kail, Aug 2017
- Context At The International Criminal Court, Hassan Ahmad, Aug 2017
- Manifesto Of Democratic Criminal Justice, Joshua Kleinfeld, Aug 2017
- Three Principles Of Democratic Criminal Justice, Joshua Kleinfeld, Aug 2017
- Democratizing Criminal Law: Feasibility, Utility, And The Challenge Of Social Change, Paul H. Robinson, Aug 2017
- White Paper Of Democratic Criminal Justice, Joshua Kleinfeld, Laura I. Appleman, Richard A. Bierschbach, Kenworthey Bilz, Josh Bowers, John Braithwaite, Robert P. Burns, R A Duff, Albert W. Dzur, Thomas F. Geraghty, Adriaan Lanni, Marah Stith Mcleod, Janice Nadler, Anthony O’Rourke, Paul H. Robinson, Jonathan Simon, Jocelyn Simonson, Tom R. Tyler, Ekow N. Yankah, Aug 2017
Resources
Notes and References
- Information about Criminal Procedure in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to Criminal Procedure
The Legal History of Criminal Procedure
This section provides an overview of Criminal Procedure
Resources
See Also
- Legal Biography
- Legal Traditions
- Historical Laws
- History of Law
Further Reading
- Criminal Procedure in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History (Oxford University Press)
- Criminal Procedure in the Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter
- A Short History of Western Legal Theory, by John Kelly
Hierarchical Display of Criminal procedure
Law > Justice > Judicial proceedings
Law > Organisation of the legal system > Legal system > Ordinary court of law > Criminal court
Law > Organisation of the legal system > Legal profession > Criminal investigation department
Law > Criminal law > Criminal law
Criminal procedure
Concept of Criminal procedure
See the dictionary definition of Criminal procedure.
Characteristics of Criminal procedure
Resources
Translation of Criminal procedure
- Spanish: Procedimiento penal
- French: Procédure pénale
- German: Strafverfahren
- Italian: Procedura penale
- Portuguese: Processo penal
- Polish: Postępowanie karne
Thesaurus of Criminal procedure
Law > Justice > Judicial proceedings > Criminal procedure
Law > Organisation of the legal system > Legal system > Ordinary court of law > Criminal court > Criminal procedure
Law > Organisation of the legal system > Legal profession > Criminal investigation department > Criminal procedure
Law > Criminal law > Criminal law > Criminal procedure
See also
- Witness protection
- Judicial investigation
- Judicial inquiry
- Restorative justice
- Charge
- Search
- Arrest
- Surveillance
- Detention before trial
- Law of criminal procedure
- Simplified procedure
- Special criminal procedure
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