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Message from the Chair Charles "Joe" Hynes

Policy research and development is a top priority for the Section, so that we may stay well-informed and at the forefront of the latest advances in the field of criminal law. It is in the committees – which are constantly referenced as the “Life Blood” of the Section – where this process begins.

During our Fall Meeting (Nov. 5-7 in Washington, D.C.) the Section Council considered 11 policy recommendations, each addressing a cutting-edge issue important to the criminal justice community. Topics to be addressed by these proposed recommendations include: Transparency of the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility; Misdemeanor Prosecutions; Treatment of Prisoner Standards; National Academy of Sciences report; Lawyers and Politics; Attorney Error v. Attorney “Misconduct”; Standardized Miranda Warnings for Juvenile Arrestees; Collateral Consequences for Juveniles; Judicial Role in Avoiding Wrongful Convictions; Impact of Incarceration on the Mother-Child Relationship; Need for Legal Services for Prisoners on Family Law Issues; and Alternatives to Incarceration for Pregnant or New Mothers.   MORE

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Trial Tactics, Second Edition

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.

Criminal Justice Magazine: Fall 2009

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Sympositum Issue: Postconviction Practices

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