criminal law

Criminal defense attorney Robert Tucker explains legal concepts for teenagers and parents.

Features true stories that look at what it means to be condemned, considering such examples as an ancient redwood tree scheduled to be chopped down and a wrongly imprisoned man freed by DNA evidence.

Profiles major attacks in history, including the Boston Massacre, Pearl Harbor, and Sarajevo.

"At Issue: Self-Defense Laws examines the legal and natural principles of self-defense, the validity of the Castle-Doctrine Laws, the validity of the Stand-Your-Ground Laws, and other forms of self-defense both lethal and non-lethal"--From the publisher's web site.

Profiles the history of crime, justice, and punishment in Mexico, describing specific crimes and how they have impacted society.

"Describes different forensic processes and tools used to gather and analyze evidence from crime scenes. Includes real-life case studies and examples of how crimes are solved around the world"--Provided by publisher.

Attorney Neeraja Viswanathan explains the rules of small-time law enforcement and petty crime.

A reference guide to the terms, concepts, and names related to criminal justice that includes illustrations, figures, and tables to help readers understand important criminal justice facts, a comprehensive listing of more than thirty doctoral programs in criminal justice, and a listing of Internet sites where readers can find more information.

A well-known defense attorney argues that those who claim to be above the law, for whatever reason, are no more than vigilantes.

Presents the text of thirteen major Supreme Court cases edited for easy understanding including Escobedo verses Illinois whereby Danny Escobedo was refused his rights to an attorney and Miranda verses Arizona where Ernesto Miranda was arrested and charged without having been read his rights.