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9780538426893

Street Law: A Course in Practical Law

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  • ISBN13:

    9780538426893

  • ISBN10:

    0538426896

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-01-01
  • Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments x
Summer Opportunities for Street Law Teachers and Students xvi
Street Law Supplements xvii
Introduction 1(26)
Welcome to Street Law 27(2)
UNIT ONE Introduction to Law and the Legal System
29(70)
What Is Law?
30(18)
Lawmaking
48(6)
Citizen Advocacy
54(14)
Settling Disputes
68(7)
The Court System
75(12)
Lawyers
87(12)
Special Projects, Resources, and Mock Trial
94(5)
UNIT TWO Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice
99(118)
Crime in America
100(23)
Introduction to Criminal Law
123(6)
Crimes Against the Person
129(9)
Crimes Against Property
138(8)
Defenses
146(5)
The Criminal Justice Process: The Investigation Phase
151(18)
Criminal Justice Process: Proceedings Before Trial
169(10)
Criminal Justice Process: The Trial
179(8)
Criminal Justice Process: Sentencing and Corrections
187(14)
Juvenile Justice
201(16)
Special Projects, Resources, and Mock Trial
212(5)
UNIT THREE Torts
217(76)
Torts: A Civil Wrong
218(18)
Intentional Torts
236(17)
Negligence
253(16)
Strict Liability
269(8)
Torts and Public Policy
277(16)
Special Projects, Resources, and Mock Trials
282(11)
UNIT FOUR Consumer and Housing Law
293(74)
Contracts
294(6)
Warranties
300(4)
Credit
304(12)
Deceptive Sales Practices
316(11)
Becoming a Smart Consumer
327(14)
Cars and the Consumer
341(5)
Housing and the Consumer
346(21)
Special Projects, Resources, and Mock Trial
362(5)
UNIT FIVE Family Law
367(76)
Law and the American Family
368(5)
Marriage
373(16)
Legal Rights of Single People Who Live Together
389(6)
Parents and Children
395(13)
Foster Care and Adoption
408(8)
Separation, Divorce, and Custody
416(12)
Government Support for Families and Individuals
428(15)
Special Projects, Resources, and Mock Trial
438(5)
UNIT SIX Rights in the Community
443(132)
Introduction to Constitutional Law
444(5)
Freedom of Speech
449(23)
Freedom of the Press
472(8)
Expression in Special Places
480(10)
Freedom of Religion
490(9)
Due Process
499(4)
The Right to Privacy
503(11)
Discrimination
514(33)
Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace
547(28)
Special Projects, Resources, and Mock Trial
565(10)
Appendix A, Law School-Based Street Law Projects and Law-Related Education State Coordinators List 575(14)
Appendix B, Street Law's Recommended Media List 589(14)
Street Law, Sixth Edition Workbook Answer Key 603

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