The privilege of silence Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination
Steven M. Salky.
- Chicago, Ill. American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section c2009.
- x, 190 p. 23 cm.
Includes index.
The purpose and scope of the Fifth Amendment right against compulsory self-incrimination -- Elements of the Fifth Amendment -- Proceedings in which the Fifth Amendment may be asserted -- The process for determining the validity of the assertion -- How the right may be asserted -- Legal consequences of asserting the Fifth Amendment in non-criminal cases -- Stigma and the Fifth Amendment -- Waiver and risk of waiver -- Documents and the Fifth Amendment : the act of production privilege -- Immunity -- The future of the Fifth Amendment.