Subjects:  1. Cases    2. General    3. Law    4. Legal System    5. Politics / Current Events    6. United States    7. Jurisprudence & General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Accounting    2. Business & Financial    3. Corporations    4. Directors of corporations    5. Financial statements    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. United States    11. Law / Business   

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A Necessary Tool for the Trial Lawyer
Professor Ball uses his special skill in Theater Arts and perceptions of jury reaction to instruct the advocate in trial techniques.Read more

Subjects:  1. Civil Procedure    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Trial practice    5. United States   

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I guess if your class requires it, you have to get it.
I find it hard to believe this book was edited before it was sent to the publisher.For a college text book, there are multiple mistakes. It refers to modern day Native Americans as Indians. The pictures are something to be laughed at. There are pictures showing officers standing around with their hands in their pockets, male suspects laughing as they are being searched by female officers; the cover has an officer appearing to be using "community policing" while sitting on the back of his patrol car. I have yet to run into a department where that is exceptable.There are many more law enforcment books out there with more information, that is better put togeather, and not such a bore to read. But, I guess if your class calls for this book, you have no choice. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Law - General    2. Criminology    3. Law    4. Law enforcement    5. Police    6. Police administration    7. Sociology    8. UnitedStates    9. United States    10. Crime & criminology    11. Law / Criminal Law   

Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business Law    5. Business/Economics    6. Evidence, Expert    7. Forensic accounting    8. Public Accounting    9. Reference - General    10. United States    11. Accounting    12. Civil law (general works)    13. Courts & procedure    14. Law / Civil Procedure    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Commercial real estate    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Real Estate    6. United States    7. Vendors and purchasers    8. Law / General   

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Great entry-level book
I'm in legal with an IP background and this book is a great IP primer - I was pleasantly surprised by the depth. 'Dummies' is a misnomer as it provides entry-level to intermediate coverage. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Intellectual Property - General    2. Intellectual property    3. Law    4. Law Of Intellectual Property    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Popular works    7. United States    8. Business & Management    9. Intellectual property, copyright & patents    10. Law / Intellectual Property    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Law    4. Legal System    5. Legal assistants    6. Paralegals & Paralegalism    7. Politics / Current Events    8. United States   

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Great book!
This book is great, the website that comes with the book works well also. The author explainsRead more

Subjects:  1. Crime    2. Criminal Investigation    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Criminal justice, Administrati    5. Criminal justice, Administration of    6. Criminology    7. Government - Judicial Branch    8. Government policy    9. Legal System    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. United States    13. Crime & criminology    14. Law / Jurisprudence   

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Just read it in the library
In my opinion this book is mostly circular advice. It's like coaching a basketball player on foul shooting and telling him little more than "make the shot."
Worth It
Succinct, straightforward, info not available elsewhere (as easily), time-tested advice. Clearly worth having.

Pragmatic, clear, systematic, and without equal
Former clerk to the Supreme Court and Professor at UCLA Eugene Volokh has given a remarkable gift to the legal community that would be a bargain at twice the price. It delivers pragmatic and thoughtful advice in a remarkably clear and lucid style. Moreover, it is not simply clear for law books--frankly, a low bar to pass--Volokh writes for the ordinary public daily on his eponymous blog (where you can read the first chapter of this book), and the skills required for that task manifest themselves in this work.
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Mediocre
This edition is one of the better editions to come out. My professor didn't use the book in class, in fact he gave it bad reviews. We were advised to have the book to look up topics in more detail. We were also advised to study the chapter review questions, as they were used as test questions.
Buy It
An excelent source of information on Business Law. I had this book for my first college course in Business law and without it I might have failed. The book utalizes real cases and situations to explain virtualy every topic. The text is presented in a very clear and concise manner and applies to Business Law as practiced in America today. I personally have even used the information in this book to argue a case of my own in small claims and won. Im sure the other reviewer of this book just didn't take the time to study and learn the information. Rely on experience, not ramblings, buy this book!

Not understandable
I found the book to be confusing in most cases. It would seem as though it would make runaround in descriptions. It would try to explain things in to much detail, thereby confusing the hell out of you. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business & Financial    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Securities    6. Taxation    7. Taxation - General   

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Don't Read Unless You Have To!
Why the NJ DOP picked this book for testable material is beyond me? After was all said and done, 3 months worth of reading of this boring, choppy, unrealistic supervision theory book the DOP only asked 12 questions from it.Author lives in Fantasy Land when it comes to police work, especially in NJ.Come up with a few distinct "buzz words" and a littney of lists on police tactics, and you to can write a boring book like this one.

Boring
Why the Department of Personnel would have anyone read this for promotional testing is beyond me. Put together a few five dollar words and fragmented thoughts and you're an expert on supervision. This book was as interesting as watching paint dry. It should come with a noose so you could hang yourself after reading it!

Long winded.
The only reason anyone would read this book is because it was listed as required reading for a promotional exam. Mr Whisenand is out of his mind and should limit his writing to something he has firsthand experience in. Read this book only if you are having insomnia. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Police    3. Police Administration    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Political Science    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Sociology    8. Supervision of    9. United States    10. Law    11. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

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west's paralegal
The book is very informative and easy to read although the authors describe old laws/rules in great detail, only to find out that the law has changed and everything that you read is void.Of course they describe the revisions but I found the old information a waste of my time and also annoying.

West's Paralegal Today
Have no review.It was a required book for school.Amazon had the best price for book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Law    3. Legal Profession    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Legal assistants    6. Paralegals & Paralegalism    7. United States    8. Business & Economics / General    9. Legal skills & practice    10. Organizational theory & behaviour    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Building laws    2. International    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession    4. Reference    5. Yearbooks & Annuals    6. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building   

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Excellent core text for any forensic science course
Excellent book ideal for any forensic science student! Includes detailed information on all aspects of forensic science incl. recent advances in DNA and computer forensics..could not find any topics which were left out.Superbly illustrated with full colour photos.Chapters written by experts in their particular field. Definitely recommended, not only to students but to all forensic practitioners.

not impressed
This is a superb book...for junior high or high school students. Yes, it is easy to read, but I found the highlighted words in the text (to indicate they are in the glossary) to be a nuisance. The authors over-simplify everything and attempt to encompass too many areas of the broad field, so it will only be of use to readers who have never seen CSI or know absolutely nothing about forensic science. Saferstein's introductory book on forensic science would be a better choice for your money.

Excellent Guide
This book is excellent for anyone interested in Forensic Science. Just as the synopsis says this brings to light the reality of forensics as a science rather than psychology. It is in depth but clear and easy to understand - it even has a huge glossary of terms at the rear with the words highlighted in the chapters for easy acess to their meanings. It will be an invaluable help to people with an interest in forensic science.As this book says, it's an introduction on "scientific and investigative techniques" but don't be fooled, the detail is immense and the book is superbly laid out. Clear diagrams, photos and graphs are well placed to help the reader further understand what they are taking in. The text it's self is easy to follow and friendly to read and the concepts are well explained. What I especially like about this book are the questions at the end of each section (nothing formidable) and the case studies and examples that further help to emphasize the points being put across. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal investigation    2. Criminal laboratories    3. Evidence, Criminal    4. Forensic Science    5. Forensic sciences    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Law / Forensic Science    10. Police & security services   

Subjects:  1. Construction    2. Construction - General    3. Law    4. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law    7. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

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Useful Resource
As a school administrator, I find the information on interviewing and interrogation helpful in getting to the bottom of issues I previously have not been able to solve. The questioning techniques and the observation of behaviors presented in this book enable me to allow my students to tell the truth and help to solve their own issues. The resolution of these issues and the breaking down of lies and cover-up behavior is the first step to helping students make better decisions. This book is an invaluable resource in that regard. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Confession (Law)    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Forensic Science    4. Law    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Police questioning    7. United States    8. Criminal law    9. Law / Criminal Law   

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Worth its weight in gold!!!
This book should be on every employer's bookshelf! I am so impressed by how comprehensive, well organized, and easy to use it is. Steingold really knows what he's talking about, he explains all of the complex laws and regulations that trip up unprepared employers and result in expensive lawsuits. Thanks to this book I learned the best ways to comply with OSHA, wage-and-hour laws, sexual harassment and discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act and many many more. You owe it to yourself to know your rights and responsibilities as an employer and to protect your company from needless litigation.

A mile wide and several feet deep
An excelent, readable, survey of the law on this topic.The greatest strengths of the book are two-fold.First, it is written in easy to follow, plain english.Second, it is amazingly comprehensive.I have been practicing employment law in two millenia, and this is the book that I use (after reviewing dozens) to teach non-lawyer classes on the topic. As with any survey book, it doesn't cover the details of the many topics it touches.You don't want to use this book to deal with comprehensive planning or an employment law dispute.But if you read this book you'll understand much of the language and many of the concerns of the experienced human resources professional or lawyer that you need.

Protect your business from employee and government law suits
Here is the book that will teach you what you need to know to keep compliance with the law and protect your business.Easy to read and comprehend, this book will help you promote fair business practices and avoid lawsuits.Folks, there are many laws most business people don't know about.This book will bring you up to speed.It's a necessity for the small and large business alike. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Human Resources & Personnel Management    2. Labor    3. Labor & Employment    4. Labor And Employment Law    5. Labor laws and legislation    6. Law    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Popular works    9. United States