Jarvious Cotton's great-great-grandfather could not vote as a slave. His great-grandfather was beaten to death by the Klu Klux Klan for attempting to vote. His grandfather was prevented from voting by Klan intimidation; his father was barred by poll taxes and literacy tests. Today, Cotton cannot vote because he, like many black men in the United States, has been labeled a felon and is currently on ...

Manufacturer: New Press, The
Written By: Michelle Alexander

This popular casebook, through the selection of classic and modern cases, provides an excellent tool for teaching students the common law foundations of the criminal law and modern statutory reform, including the Model Penal Code. Along the way, the casebook considers modern controversies (e.g., shaming punishment, rape law, self-defense by battered women, euthanasia, the role of culture in ...

Manufacturer: West
Written By: Joshua Dressler

Now in its Eighth Edition, <b>CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS PROCESSES: Cases and Materials</b> maintains great success as the longtime leading book in Criminal Law. In addition to a highly respected and renowned authorship, this scholarly gem is distinguished by the intellectual integrity of its thematic framework, its teachability and the wealth and depth of its content. In addition to focusing on ...

Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Written By: Stephen J. Schulhofer, Carol S. Steiker, Sanford H. Kadish

The best-selling introduction to criminal justice book of all time, Criminal Justice Today 10/e, continues to set the standard with its hallmark features of theme, technology, and time.  The strengths of the book rest in the application of theoretical perspectives to current real world activities related to criminal justice issues.  New technology and cases are also ...

Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Written By: Frank J. Schmalleger

Inspired by problems that spring from real life, Evidence presents the intricacies of evidence law in a way that law students will find both intellectually compelling and enjoyable. The author covers materials in detail, including relevance, reliability, and privileges. Whenever possible, problems are based on facts quoted from cases or news articles, complete with citations. This fact-based ...

Manufacturer: Foundation Press
Written By: George Fisher

Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security -- and he was right. Now he warns us of another threat, silent but equally dangerous. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government, and military strategy; about criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers. This is the first book about the war of the future -- cyber war -- ...

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Manufacturer: Ecco
Written By: Richard A. Clarke, Robert Knake

Written by a very well-known authority in forensic science, this book introduces the non-scientific reader to the field of forensic science.  Through applications to criminal investigations, clear explanations of the techniques, and the abilities and limitations of modern crime labs, Criminalistics covers the comprehensive realm of forensics.  The book ...

Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Written By: Richard Saferstein

The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. And contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army's conditioning techniques, and, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's thesis, is responsible for our rising rate of murder among the young.Upon its initial publication, ON ...

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Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Written By: Dave Grossman

The Inventive Peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse, when on a summer's day in 1560 a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced Arnaud, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. The astonishing case captured the imagination of the Continent. Told and retold over the centuries, the story ...

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Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Written By: Natalie Zemon Davis

<p> The #1 study guide for Evidence is now in its <b>Seventh Edition</b>. <b> Examples & Explanations: Evidence</b> is the go-to resource for any student struggling to understand the concepts and rules of evidence as described in their casebook. The <i>Examples & Explanations</i> pedagogy encourages students to read the text carefully, apply what they have ...

Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
Written By: Arthur Best