LibGuides: Study Aids, Strategies & Exam Prep: Criminal Procedure: Investigations

Outlines and Case Summaries

Black Letter Outline: Basic Criminal Procedure
Call Number: Study Aids First Floor

Publication Date: 2021
Emanuel Law Outlines for Criminal Procedure
Casenote Legal Briefs for Criminal Procedure Keyed to Dressler and Thomas
Case summaries of cases contained in Criminal Procedure: Principles, Policies, and Perspective by Dressler which is often assigned as the text for the 1L Criminal Procedure elective.

Examples & Explanations for Criminal Procedure: The Constitution and the Police
Call Number: Reserve Study, ask at Circulation Desk

Hypotheticals and easy to read explanations. Older editions available in First Floor Study Aids and 3rd Floor: KF9630.Z9 .B58
Questions & Answers: Criminal Procedure
Includes sample questions for both Criminal Procedure: Investigations and Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Glannon Guide to Criminal Procedure: Learning Criminal Procedure Through Multiple Choice Questions and Analysis
Call Number: Study Aids First Floor at KF9619.85 .C67 2019

Publication Date: 2019

Includes analysis of correct and incorrect answers.
Acing Criminal Procedure: a Checklist Approach to Solving Procedural Problems
Call Number: First Floor Study Aids

Understanding Criminal Procedure (Vol 1, Investigations)
Call Number: Print copy on Reserve Study, ask at Circulation Desk

Online version is current. Older print editions in Study Aids First Floor and 3rd Floor at KF9619 .D74
Understanding Criminal Procedure (Vol 2, Adjudication)
Emanuel CrunchTime for Criminal Procedure
Flowcharts, capsule summaries and exam tips.
Inside Investigative Criminal Procedure: What Matters and Why
Offers a big picture overview of the legal subject along with graphics, examples and FAQs.
A Short & Happy Guide to Criminal Procedure by Leslie W. Abramson
Call Number: First Floor Study Aids

Publication Date: 2019

Reviews many subtopics including the 4th Amendment and pre and post-trial procedure.
Criminal Procedure: Constitutional Limitations in a Nutshell
Call Number: Study Aids First Floor: KF9619.3 .I8 2024

Publication Date: 10th Edition

Older editions on 3rd Floor at KF9619.3 .I8
Principles of Criminal Procedure by Russell L. Weaver
Call Number: Reserve Study Aids, ask at Circulation Desk KF9619 .W42 2021

Publication Date: 2021

Older editions on 3rd Floor at KF9619 .W42

CALI Criminal Procedure Lessons
Online self-paced interactive lessons with sample questions on a variety of criminal procedure topics. Villanova Law students and faculty should contact Lori Corso (lori.corso@law.villanova.edu) to request the access code.

Aspen Aloud: Criminal Procedure
Series of 10-30 minute audio clips explaining criminal procedure concepts including arrests and searches, electronic surveillance, confessions, exclusionary rule, formal proceedings, right to counsel and other topics.
Criminal Procedure: In Other Words Audio Series
Click Listen to view full playlist of topics including: Confrontation Rights; Dual Sovereignty Doctrine; Effective Assistance of Counsel; Incorporation and Constitutional Interpretation; Incorporation and Constitutional Interpretation; Jury Composition; Plea-Bargaining and Guilty Pleas; Right to a Jury Trial; Sentencing - Guidelines and Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker; Statutory and Constitutional Discovery; Trial Rights - Pre-Indictment Delays and Post-Indictment Delays.
Criminal Procedure: In Other Words Video Series
Click Watch Video to view full playlist of topics including: Confrontation Rights; Dual Sovereignty Doctrine; Effective Assistance of Counsel; Incorporation and Constitutional Interpretation; Incorporation and Constitutional Interpretation; Jury Composition; Plea-Bargaining and Guilty Pleas; Right to a Jury Trial; Sentencing - Guidelines and Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker; Statutory and Constitutional Discovery; Trial Rights - Pre-Indictment Delays and Post-Indictment Delays.