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Title: The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (Criminal Law Handbook, 5th Ed) by Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman-Barrett ISBN: 0-87337-928-4 Publisher: Nolo.com Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well structured and indexed and funny
Comment: The law can be a dry and dull read, but these authors have introduced just enough humour to make the effort worthwhile. The names of almost every party in the numerous cases sprinkled throughout the book are puns or double entendres, and some of them are a little tricky to figure out, making for a nice diversion when the subject might otherwise have been tedious.
The whole arrangement of the book is meant to reflect the entire legal process and is extremely logical and accessible. It is excellently cross-referenced and makes frequent reference to the relevant sections of state and federal laws. The writing style is conversational and quite readable.
The authors take great pains to comment on those aspects of law that vary from state to state, which I found helpful considering how I was raised in one state and now live in another and took certain things for granted.
All the legal terms that are introduced are carefully explained, and facsimiles of the various legal documents, such as search and arrest warrants, are included at the end of each chapter.
One unusual feature that shows the depth of the authors' treatment is how they comment on the emotional state that defendants, victims and court personnel are typically in at various stages of the proceedings. They use this to explain how that may influence people's behavior and argue for or against certain courses of action, such as talking to police alone or waiting for a lawyer to arrive, etc.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding resource
Comment: This book provides an excellent overview of criminal law for the layperson. The authors provide a sound overview of complex topics without getting bogged down in the endless minutia inherent to criminal law.
It is also refreshing that the authors do not waste the reader's time by interjecting ideological and social policy opinions into the book.
Whether your interest in criminal law arises from intellectual curiousity or from finding yourself "in the system", I don't believe you will find a better introductory book than this.
Rating: 5
Summary: Getting it right
Comment: An excellent source book for "getting it right" for lay persons who want to "cut to the quick" in the search for answers to legal problems concerning the criminal law system. No mumbo jumbo legalese here, just straight talk in plain English. Kudos to you and your effort.
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Title: Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Case (Represent Yourself in Court, 4th Ed) by Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman-Barrett, Lisa Guerin ISBN: 087337908X Publisher: Nolo.com Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Sue The Bastards! : Everything You Need to Know to Go to--or Stay Out of--Court by Gerald Fox, Jeff Nelson ISBN: 0809228742 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About the American Legal System by Jay M. Feinman ISBN: 0195132653 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Nolo's Deposition Handbook (2nd Edition) by Paul Bergman, Albert J. Moore ISBN: 0873377664 Publisher: Nolo.com Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Behind Bars: Surviving Prison by Jeffrey Ian Ross, Stephen C. Richards ISBN: 0028643518 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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