Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System

by J. Scott Harr and Kären Matison Hess

Book Overview

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 7th Edition, equips you with a solid understanding of our complex Constitution and criminal justice system. The text avoids confusing "legalese,"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0495095435
• ISBN13: 9780495095439
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

con law

really goes in depth with how and where our law system came from. Why it was written the way it was.

my review

I am very satisfied with the item I purchased from this seller. I would be very comfortable ordering from them again. I received a very accurate description of the item, and it was shipped promptly.

Good...but out of date already...

This book helps explain all of the amendments and is a good textbook for college. The only issue that I had with this book was that in the Second Amendment part of the book they state that no court has ruled in favor of individual rights vs. state rights. This was all changed with the District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. (2008) case. Where the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for private use. It was the first Supreme Court case in United States history to directly address whether the right to keep and bear arms is a right of individuals or a collective right that applies only to state-regulated militias. So essentially this changes one of the main points that the textbook was trying to make. Other than that I found the book to be quite interesting and a very easy read. I would recommend it to anybody that would like to learn more about the American Constitutional Laws. I just hope they update the book soon.

Great Textbook

This text is one of the best one out there. I hope that you have a class using this book. It is well organized and provide much useful information for daily life.