The topics covered in the textbook include determining the costs of crime, the fear of crime and crime myths, how theory affects paradigms of criminal justice regarding money and politics, federalism and the criminal justice system, interests groups that affect criminal justice policy, policing, corrections, and courts.
The Montana Constitution in the State Constitutional Tradition is the first book to situate the state's constitution in the broad sweep of American constitutionalism.
This handbook teaches the process of legal analysis by walking students through a series of repeatable steps they can apply to any legal scenario. By practicing and internalizing these analytic steps, students will experience a smoother writing process that translates into a better written product.
The public trust doctrine (PTD), an ancient anti-monopoly precept of property law inherited from Roman and civil law, exists in every United States jurisdiction and several international ones.
This textbook provides a comprehensive, case and problem-based approach to studying the Reconstruction Amendments—the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
The book provides an overview of the U.S. legal system and cover the U.S. Constitution, judicial systems, sources of law, a guide for students on working with case law, and civil dispute resolution.
Although this book is primarily geared toward law students, it should be accessible for anyone who wants to improve their abilities in legal analysis and communication.