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Tried and Convicted
How Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Destroy Our Constitutional Rights
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2012
Summary
When an individual is accused of a crime he is provided, at least in theory, with numerous constitutional rights throughout the legal process. These constitutional rights, however, are soft and flexible, and are subject to a tremendous amount of manipulation by police, prosecutors, and judges. The result is that these government agents are easily able to bypass, and in fact destroy, our constitutional protections.
This abuse of our fundamental rights is extremely dangerous. Far from being mere technicalities, constitutional rights benefit all citizens, not just the factually guilty, in ways that go unappreciated by most of us. In today’s hyper-vigilant, tough-on-crime climate, many good people from all walks of life find themselves charged with serious crimes for behaving in ways that most of us would be shocked to learn are criminal. For these reasons, it is in all of our interests to ensure strong constitutional safeguards for everyone.
Tried and Convicted explains several individual constitutional rights that are intended to protect us from the vagaries of the criminal justice system, and gives detailed examples of how government agents routinely circumvent those rights. It also exposes the underlying problems that enable government agents to circumvent the constitution, and concludes by offering potential solutions to these problems. Using real life examples throughout, Cicchini provides a wake-up call for all of us.
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Edition
1/2012
Copyright Year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1717-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1719-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
159
Product Type
Monograph
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Table of Contents No access
Disclaimer—Read This First! No access
Introduction: Our Constitution No access
1 “How the Hell Did I Wind Up Here?” No access Pages 1 - 8
2 The Nature of Constitutional Rights No access Pages 9 - 16
3 “How Can You Defend Those People?” No access Pages 17 - 22
4 Self-Incrimination No access Pages 23 - 34
5 Privacy No access Pages 35 - 46
6 Confrontation No access Pages 47 - 60
7 Taking a Step Back No access Pages 61 - 72
8 You Have the Right to a (Speedy) Trial No access Pages 73 - 82
9 A Fair and Impartial Jury of Your Peers? No access Pages 83 - 94
10 Judicial Bias No access Pages 95 - 104
11 Prosecutor Misconduct and the “Harmless Error” No access Pages 105 - 118
12 Plea Bargaining No access Pages 119 - 128
13 Sentencing No access Pages 129 - 136
14 You Have the Right to the (Effective) Assistance of Counsel No access Pages 137 - 146
