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Legal Research made easy
I had this book for my class which was taught by the author. It is an easyto follow, logical, step by step book that would assist anyone in the fieldof legal research and writing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Interpretation and constructio    4. Interpretation and construction    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Legal Writing    8. Legal assistants    9. Legal composition    10. Research    11. United States    12. Business & Economics / General    13. International Law    14. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Crime Prevention    2. Criminal Justice Administration    3. Criminal Law - General    4. Criminology    5. Law    6. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    7. Sociology    8. Jurisprudence & General Issues    9. Social Science / Criminology    10. USA    11. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Jurisprudence    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Jurisprudence & philosophy of law    5. Law / Jurisprudence    6. Law | Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy   

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QUITE USEFUL MATERIAL
This book is a collection of theses of Jackson who is the scholar who cannot be ignored before studying GATT/WTO. These theses were selected, and important in studying GATT/WTO. Before writing a thesis related to them,this book is very useful material for the researcher. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Foreign trade regulation    2. General Agreement on Tariffs a    3. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)    4. International    5. International - Economics    6. International - General    7. Jurisprudence    8. Law    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal Reference / Law Profession    11. Tariff    12. Tariff Policy    13. World Trade Organization    14. Business law    15. International economic & trade law    16. Law / General   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. Constitutional history    3. History    4. History - U.S.    5. History: American    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal History    8. Legal status of slaves in free states    9. Slavery    10. United States    11. United States - 19th Century    12. United States - Antebellum Era    13. Constitutional & administrative law    14. History / United States / 19th Century    15. Jurisprudence & General Issues    16. Slavery & emancipation    17. Social history    18. USA    19. c 1700 to c 1800   

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Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Jurisprudence    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Social Science    6. Social aspects    7. Sociology    8. Sociology - General    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues    10. Law / Jurisprudence    11. SOCIOLOGICAL JURISPRUDENCE    12. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Chemicals    2. Hazardous substances    3. Jurisprudence    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Torts    8. Toxic torts    9. United States    10. Jurisprudence & General Issues    11. Law / Jurisprudence    12. Torts / delicts   

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A job well done
This is an excellent textbook. The language is clear, the ideas well exposed, and the subject covered in a most satisfactory manner. The sixth edition I have read contains an extensive and very useful bibliography. I'drecommend it whoheartedly for undergraduate courses on the topic. Someminor criticisms: first, I would have liked the section on theoreticalperspectives to be more extensive, while the chapter on methods seems to meto be superflous, at least for undergraduates. Second, at the bottom ofpage 232, the information give is confusing. It talks about tons, withoutspecifying whether metric or not. Further, it uses ounces, pounds andkilos, all very unclear. Thirdly, the sections on the socialist system areobsolete, insofar as those systems have practically disappeared. And, yes,although the author claims, at the bottom of p.1 that he has followed aneclectic apporach, "without embracing or advocating a particularposition, ideology, or theoretical stance", the truth is that I feel Idetect a very subtle but, nonetheless recognizable, "leftish" leaning. But those are minor shortcomings, whcih shrink to nothing incomparison with the very positive achievements of the textbook. Kudos! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Jurisprudence    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession    3. Social Science    4. Sociological jurisprudence    5. Sociology    6. Sociology - General    7. Social Science / Sociology / General    8. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Crime    2. Criminal Justice Administration    3. Criminal Law - General    4. Criminal justice, Administration of    5. Criminology    6. Government policy    7. Law    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Public Policy    11. Public Policy - General    12. Public Policy - Social Policy    13. Sociology    14. United States    15. Crime & criminology    16. Law / Jurisprudence   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. History & Theory - General    3. Interpretation and construction    4. Judicial process    5. Judicial review    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Political    9. United States    10. Jurisprudence & General Issues    11. Law / Constitutional   

Subjects:  1. Gender & the Law    2. Law    3. Male prisoners    4. Masculinity    5. Penology    6. Prisons    7. Sociology    8. Gender studies    9. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Domestic Relations - General    3. Dysfunctional Families    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. Family Law - General    6. Family violence    7. Government policy    8. Jurisprudence    9. Law    10. Philosophy    11. Services for    12. Victims of family violence    13. Crime & criminology    14. True Crime / General   

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A Good Way to Start Learning About Law
This is one of the "how-to" books that are fun to read even if you are not faced with a situation which requires it.This well-written book covers a wide range of legal topics that an American citizen may face one of these days.Much emphasis is placed on things like maritalproblems, parenting problems, employment issues, consumer and creditproblems, etc.Needless to say it does NOT replace a good lawyer when thecase is complex, but the author actually encourages you to "take thelaw into your own hand" and shows you how you can solve a number ofeveryday legal difficulties without hiring a lawyer.Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Behavior - General    2. Consumer Education    3. General    4. Law    5. Law (General)    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Popular works    8. Practical Guides    9. United States    10. Jurisprudence & General Issues    11. Law / General   

Subjects:  1. LSAT (Law School Admission Test)    2. Study Aids    3. Study Guides    4. Test Prep    5. Workbooks    6. Jurisprudence & General Issues    7. Study & learning skills    8. Study Aids / LSAT (Law School Admission Test)   

Subjects:  1. Criminology    2. Deviant behavior    3. Jurisprudence    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sociology - General    8. Crime & criminology    9. Law / Jurisprudence    10. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional law    2. Foreign relations    3. General    4. Globalization    5. Government - International    6. International    7. International Relations - General    8. Law    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Sovereignty    11. United States    12. International Law    13. Jurisprudence & General Issues    14. Law / International    15. POLITICS & GOVERNMENT    16. Political Philosophy    17. Political Science and International Relations   

Editorial Review

Broken windows breed disorder. So said George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson in a groundbreaking article for the Read more

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good transaction
The book was shipped to me fast and it was in good condition, Thanks.

Individual Rights and the Power in Communities
Disorderly behavior damages communities, so goes the central theme of Kelling & Coles's An Important book
This book established the notion of Zero Tolerance policing and is probably one of the more influential books on policing policy. Zero Tolerance policing is however a different concept from what the plain meaning of the words would suggest. The book basically argues against the techniques of policing developed in the 60's and argues for a more community based approach. Read more

Subjects:  1. Crime prevention    2. Criminology    3. Law enforcement    4. Police administration    5. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    6. Sociology    7. United States    8. Jurisprudence & General Issues    9. Social Science / General    10. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal courts    4. Jurisprudence    5. Law    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. United States    9. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business enterprises, Foreign    3. Business law    4. China    5. General    6. Investments, Foreign    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

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Don't waste your time
There is nothing in this book worth your time.The book is obviously the result of a publisher offering a book deal to Crier based on her television exposure, hopeful that a familiar face on the cover will sell some books.Add a sensational title and hope for the best.I guess it works because I read it.
Well Documented, And Worthwhile.
Since the author was both a District Attorney and Judge I'll take her experiences in our mediocre legal system as true. Her premise that the American people should take back our socalled legal system and return it to a "democratic justice system is both logical and doable. This book covers everything from absurd jury awards, light sentences for violent offenders, draconian ones for milder crimes, corporate tax evasion, government collusion with both corporations and lobbyists, etc. The following pages were the most significant. 7-8,21,41-5,79-80,89,102-5,108-9,121-6,134-5,153-5,159-162,193,206-7,and 222-5. The introduction and chapters 1-We Love Our Laws, and 5-A Nation Of Victims were the most disturbing. The former details how more rules-laws, do not guarantee our security. They only make our society more litigious, and increases the level of government intrusion in our lives. The latter focuses on the new American mantra. "Yeah I did it, but it's not my fault." The reader can peruse any newspaper at any time and see our excuse culture in full bloom. In conclusion, the recent conviction of corporate leaders like Skellig and Lay have hopefully turned the tide and reduced the fears the author expressed on page 121? Hopefully, our society will reverse the negative trends that have grown over the past 40 years?

Some good points, but others very hackneyed
Although it's always good to have someone from the profession give the legal field a much needed reality check, this book started out strong, but by the second half it should have been much better. Legal students and professionals will this book more than most, being familiar with many of the cases she mentioned regarding various legal issues, if only from law school. Her bias and overall perspective, though, needs focus.
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Subjects:  1. Jurisprudence    2. Law    3. Legal History    4. Legal System    5. Political Science    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Reference    9. United States    10. Law / General