Message from the Chair Anthony Joseph
Section Holds Inaugural Criminal Justice Congress
The Criminal Justice Section convened the first annual Criminal Justice Congress. This was a new endeavor through which several organizations joined with Section representatives and other criminal justice partners to address complex issues concerning the proper and just operation of the criminal justice system. See More.
News and Highlights
Audio Recording: "TARP Compliance and Enforcement: What the Legal and Financial Sectors Can Expect" - Part 1 Part 2

The Race to 11K Membership Campaign seeks to bring 11,000 lawyers into the Criminal Justice Section by August 31, 2009.
New Publications
A compilation of high profile criminal cases, practice tips, legal analyses, and cautions that prepares defense counsel, prosecutors and judges to do outstanding work at trial and assists them in ensuring that justice is done each day in every court throughout the land. The text provides excellent statutory, case law and inside advice by George Washington University Wallace and Beverly Woodbury Professor of Law Stephen Saltzburg. The 54-chapter book is broken down in seven parts: Basic Principles; Examination of Witnesses; Lay and Expert Opinion; Hearsay, Confrontation and Compulsory Process; Character Evidence; Summaries and Exhibits, and; Opening and Closing Arguments. Includes additional chapters in this Second Edition.
The Privilege of Silence: Fifth Amendment Protections Against Self-IncriminationThe United States Constitution provides that "no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." While this portion of the Fifth Amendment contains only fifteen words, its application can be deceptively complex. This book explains the contours of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in practice, providing a guide for both the civil litigator who may encounter it infrequently, as well as the criminal lawyer who seeks to advance his or her client's interests through the use of the Fifth Amendment.
Criminal Justice Magazine: Summer 2009
Cover Story: Should Combat Trauma Be Part of the Criminal Justice Equation
Criminal Justice Section Newsletter: Spring 2009
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About the Criminal Justice Section
The mission of the Criminal Justice Section is to improve the criminal justice system and to serve its members, the profession and the public.
Featured Events
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Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting Schedule Chicago, IL; July 30-Aug. 2 |

