Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Study guides    6. United States    7. Law / Jurisprudence   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminology    4. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Victims of crimes    8. Crime & criminology    9. True Crime / General    10. Violence in society   

Subjects:  1. Analytic Chemistry    2. Chemistry - Analytic    3. Chemistry, Analytic    4. Chemistry, Forensic    5. Criminal Law - General    6. Forensic Medicine    7. Forensic Science    8. Law    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Medical    11. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    12. Law / Forensic Science   

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customer review
Professor Goldstein has written a thought provoking examination of how to improve policing. His book has inspired an international conference on Problem Oriented Policing held each year by the Police Executive ResearchForum. Law enforcement agencies attend to hear examples of successful andunsuccessful attempts at problem solving.Using the concepts identified inthis book and applying the problem solving approach to real world problems,agencies compete for the Herman Goldstein award honoring the very best inproblem solving efforts.Goldstein advocates a best practices approach toanalyzing police problems and applying effective solutions tailored toindividual communities.Other authors have expanded on thisproblem-oriented approach, but Dr. Goldstein is the original and pioneerauthor in this field.Another recommended book expands on this topic,"Beyond 911, a new era for policing" by Malcolm Sparrow, MarkMoore and David Kennedy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Citizen participation    2. Crime prevention    3. Criminal Law    4. Criminal Law - General    5. Criminal justice, Administrati    6. Criminal justice, Administration of    7. Criminology    8. General    9. Police    10. Police Science    11. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    12. Political Science    13. Politics/International Relations    14. Sociology    15. United States    16. Crime & criminology    17. Law / Criminal Law    18. Police & security services   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States    7. Law / General    8. Sociology, Social Studies    9. USA   

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There Are More Useful
As a first year law student, I bought this book thinking it would help me and supplement the class. However, I found this book not very useful. In fact, I found it frustrating. I would find it brief in the places I needed the most hope and long and drawn out over issues that were simple. While the book does a nice job of covering basic concepts like mens rea {sorry if spellings wrong its been two years), I felt uncomfortable using it for specific crimes. Too often because either you're working from a model code or your own state's law, this book was only good for a general perspective. In addition, I feel that if you want something to help you and something more than the Emmanuel's, I recommend the "Understanding" Series. I bought that as well for this class, and I felt it was much better written and was focused on helping you to learn the actual issues. This book should probablely be used, if at all by practitioner or individuals who have already studied the material (like for bar review). I would encourage you to go elsewhere for help in learning the material. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. United States   

Subjects:  1. Children's Studies    2. Criminal Law    3. Criminal Law - General    4. Criminology    5. Juvenile delinquency    6. Juvenile delinquents    7. Juvenile justice, Administrati    8. Juvenile justice, Administration of    9. Legal status, laws, etc    10. Legal status, laws, etc.    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. United States    14. Juvenile offenders    15. Social Science / Criminology    16. USA   

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Profound book about Great Law Cases
I simply cannot heap enough praise. Oh...how I wished I had this audiobook - of nineteen disks - when I studied criminal justice and trial practice in law school.
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Subjects:  1. Courts    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal justice, Administration of    4. History    5. Law    6. Legal History    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Practice Of Law    9. Sources    10. Trial Practice    11. Trials    12. United States    13. Law / General   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminal investigation    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Criminal law    7. Law / Criminal Law   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Justice Administration    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal justice, Administrati    4. Criminal justice, Administration of    5. Criminology    6. Law    7. Law Enforcement    8. Penology    9. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    10. Prison administration    11. Sociology    12. United States    13. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

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...And justice for all
What an amazing read; I had this book saved on my wish list entirely TOO LONG.I was intrigued when I first heard of the case on ABC's 20/20 program and Nate's book was a sparkling expose.
A good book
Nate Blakeslee's "Tulia" tells the story of the small town of Tulia, Texas, where one white man was able to arrest over forty black men (and women) with almost no evidence and no documentation of their alleged crimes.
Tulia
I found this to be riviting reading. The writer gives us a glimpse into the lives of many people in Tulia.After reading the book, we feel that we know these people.A good job of covering the whole story.
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Subjects:  1. Conspiracy & Scandal Investigations    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminology    4. Discrimination & Racism    5. Drug Crimes    6. General    7. Government - State & Provincial    8. Other Miscellaneous Crimes    9. Police Administration    10. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    11. Politics / Current Events    12. Social Science    13. Sociology    14. True Crime / Espionage    15. Racism & racial discrimination    16. Texas   

Reviews (5)

Not as good as other S&S CDs, coverage limited
Prof. Dressler is decent to listen to, but the overview given was too narrow in scope to be of much use in my Crim Law class.My professor was much more concerned with all the areas of Crim Law that are different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.These CDs just give the basics.

THE MAGIC SUPPLEMENT every 1L needs for Criminal Law
Maybe I just dont like the Lexis-Nexis style review books, but I thought Dressler's hornbook was just not readable to me..
very good review or introduction
This lecture is very helpful as an introduction to criminal law or a fast review. Dressler is very easy to follow and he is a delight to listen to. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Misc. Nonfiction    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Law    4. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal investigation    3. Criminology    4. Evidence, Criminal    5. Forensic Science    6. Forensic sciences    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Trace analysis    12. Medical / Forensic Medicine    13. Scientific equipment & techniques, laboratory equipment   

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A Horror Story
I sat in stunned silence as I turned the final page of "Cry Rape," Bill Lueders' heart-rending story of a rape victim doubted, and ultimately tormented, by police. My 10-year-old son asked about what I had been reading, saying, "Is it a mystery?"
The Madison Idea
Cry Rape is the story of a rape victim's victimization by the criminal justice system. It is a story about a cop who seems predisposed to "prove" rape victims liars, about a police department that protects bad cops, about a district attorney's office willing to further victimize the victim to protect bad cops, about judges willing to interpret the law in ways that protect bad cops and bad policies, about elected and appointed officials who stand behind the victimization, and (though only peripherally) newspaper editors who don't seem to care.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Criminal Law - General    4. General    5. Madison    6. Media & the Law    7. Other Miscellaneous Crimes    8. Rape investigation    9. Trials (Rape)    10. True Crime / Espionage    11. Wisconsin    12. Women    13. Women's Studies - General    14. Crime & criminology    15. International Law    16. True Crime / General    17. USA    18. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Cases    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal law    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Family Law - General    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sociology - General    8. United States    9. Wife abuse    10. Domestic violence    11. Social Science / Criminology   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Genocide    3. International    4. International criminal courts    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Personality    7. Psychology    8. Reparations for historical inj    9. Retribution    10. War crimes    11. Conflict resolution    12. Law / International    13. Law-Criminal Law - General    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality   

Subjects:  1. Children's Studies    2. Criminal Procedure    3. Criminology    4. Juvenile delinquency    5. Juvenile justice, Administrati    6. Juvenile justice, Administration of    7. Penology    8. Social Science    9. Sociology    10. United States    11. Courts & procedure    12. Crime & criminology    13. Criminal law    14. Law / Criminal Procedure    15. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminal statistics    3. Criminology    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Sociology    7. Statistics    8. Law / Criminal Law    9. Sociology, Social Studies   

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I agree with the above review
The authors of this book are truely using this "text" as a platform to preach their ideals.The authors about how unfair the U.S. system is and how it is going to change to conform to their views (this will never happen)is sickening.
Not as textbook, but a liberal manifesto
As a Criminal Justice instructor who has reviewed this text (and almost had to use it) I cannot recommend this book.It portends to be a book about solutions, when in fact it essentially attacks every aspect of policing and the criminal justice system as it exists today, and the only solutions it provides are from the left to far left.There is no balance of opinion, no counter-point, and absolutely no effort on the part of the authors to inform students that they are in fact only getting one side of the issue.Far too often do I see this approach by liberal writers and educators: attempting to pass off their out of the mainstream ideas as fact.College is a marketplace of ideas, discussion, and debate.However, this book turns the debate into a one sided discussion on how awful and wholly without merit the current system is.I am not one as a CJ educator that believes we are to be cheerleaders for law enforcement.However, we do need to present the good with the bad, and this book would do nothing but discourage would-be law enforcement professionals.If the goal is to make such persons believe the profession they are about to enter into is completely corrupt and without merit, this is the "test" to use.If forced to use this book, I would suggest supplementing it with articles or texts that offer a counterpoint.That is, if you are interested in giving your students both sides of the issue - which I believe we as educators are charged to do, not just simply indoctrinate them with the opinions of those with whom you might agree.This book is nothing more than an attempt to indoctrinate, not foster intelligent debate and discussion on the topics contained therein. A candidate for zero stars, if that choice were available. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminology    4. Criminology (General)    5. Jurisprudence    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Police Science    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Crime & criminology    12. Law / Jurisprudence    13. USA