法律英语导读

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1、法律英语导读(1)SectionI:HowCanThisBookHelpYou?　　Justabouteveryoneistouchedinsomewaybyourcriminaljusticesystem.You,arelativeorafriendmaybearrestedandchargedwithacrime.Orperhapsyou'vebeenthevictimofone.Maybeyou'reateacher,socialworkerorcounselorwhoneedsclearanswerstopressingquestionssoyo

2、ucanhelpothersunderstandhowthecriminaljusticesystemworks.Thisbookisforallofyou,andforanyoneelsewhowantstounderstandalittlemoreaboutsuchgrippingmodern-daydramasastheO.J.Simpson,MenendezbrothersandTimothyMcVeightrials.　　Thebookusesaneasy-to-understandquestion-and-answerformattoexpl

3、ainthecriminaljusticesystem,insideandoutsidethecourtroom.Whencanapoliceofficermakeanarrest?Isitagoodideatotalktothepolice?Whodecideswhethertochargesomeonewithacrime,andwhatcrimetocharge?Isself-representationeveragoodideaincriminalcases?Shoulddefendantsconcealtheirguiltfromtheirat

4、torneys?Whatfactorsmightconvinceajudgetoreleaseajailedpersononlowbail—orwaivebailaltogether?Theseareamongthehundredsofpracticalquestionsthebookaddresses.　　1.WhoCanBenefitFromThisBook?　　Manypeoplecanbenefitfromtheinformationinthisbook:　　Ifyouareaccusedofacrime.Ifyouarefacingcrimin

5、alcharges,youshouldbecomeveryfamiliarwiththeinformationinthisbook,evenifyouhavealawyer.Yourcasebelongstoyou,nottoyourlawyer,andyouwillwanttobesavvyenoughaboutwhat'sgoingontointelligentlyparticipateinimportantdecisionsthatarelikelytoaffectitsoutcome.Themoreyouknow,themorelikelyiti

6、sthatyouwillreceivehighqualitylegalservices,becauseyouwillbeinapositiontoinsistthattheybeprovidedtoyou.　　Defendants'familymembersandfriends.Ifsomeoneclosetoyoufacescriminalcharges,you'llwanttoknowwhatishappeningandhowyoucanbeofhelp.Doesitmatterwhetheryouarethereinthecourtroomwhen

7、yourfriendorrelativeisarraigned?Whatfactorsshouldyouconsiderifyouareaskedtopostbailorsignabailapplicationforsomeoneelse?Howshouldyourespondifaskedforyouropinionbyyourfriendorrelativeonwhetherheorsheshouldpleadguiltyoraskforajurytrial?Whattypesofsupportorcounselingcanyouproperlyof

8、ferafriendorrelativethroughouthisorhercr