An Introduction to Criminal Evidence

R. Alan Thompson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Administration of Justice at the University of Southern Mississippi. Lisa S. Nored, J.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Administration of Justice at the University of Southern Mississippi. John L. Worrall, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Craig Hemmens, J.D., Ph.D., is Director of the Honors College and Professor of Criminal Justice at Boise State University.

"An Introduction to Criminal Evidence is simple, thorough, straightforward, and complete. It is unique in that it really includes all of the topics that should be included in a textbook on criminal evidence. The book makes bold and consistent use of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and does so in a pattern that helps in making sense of a subject often hard to really get a grasp on. The bottom line on this text is that I liked it, would use it, and wouldhighly recommend it to others."--David E. Schulberg, Chapman University"The general approach is excellent. The text provides enough information on each subject to both educate and stimulate students to further inquiry, striking a balance between black letter rules of law and conceptual academic matters."--A.L. McDonald, New Mexico State University at Alamogordo"An Introduction to Criminal Evidence is simple, thorough, straightforward, and complete. It is unique in that it really includes all of the topics that should be included in a textbook on criminal evidence. The book makes bold and consistent use of the Federal Rules of Evidence, and does so in a pattern that helps in making sense of a subject often hard to really get a grasp on. The bottom line on this text is that I liked it, would use it, and wouldhighly recommend it to others."--David E. Schulberg, Chapman University"The general approach is excellent. The text provides enough information on each subject to both educate and stimulate students to further inquiry, striking a balance between black letter rules of law and conceptual academic matters."--A.L. McDonald, New Mexico State University at Alamogordo

• SECTION ONE: PRELIMINARY MATTERS/SETTING THE STAGE; SECTION TWO: CRIMINAL EVIDENCE; SECTION THREE: INTRODUCING CRIMINAL EVIDENCE IN COURT