In this essay the author reviews a couple of the most prominent criminal procedure casebooks for criminal justice students. In particular, the author focuses on the question of how well these texts function as training tools for nonlawyers who require a working understanding of criminal procedure for law enforcement. After providing a general review of these titles, the author situates the strengths and weaknesses of these texts within a growing debate over the best approaches to teaching criminal procedure to undergraduate criminal justice students.
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