Covers highly contested topics, including drug and gun control laws as well as the ins and outs of the criminal justice system as encountered by arrested suspects.

Title from t.p. (GVRL, viewed May 23, 2011). Includes index.

Asset forfeiture -- DNA evidence -- Double jeopardy -- Drug laws -- DUI penalties -- Exclusionary rules -- Expert witnesses and hired guns -- Eyewitness testimony and accuracy -- Gun control laws -- Insanity defense -- Jury system -- Mandatory sentencing -- Miranda rights -- Plea bargaining -- Polygraphs -- Restorative justice -- Sentencing disparities -- Sex offender registry -- Three-strikes laws -- Victim rights and restitution.