Let.s face it, as long as it.s not happening to you, crime is pretty entertaining. Every offense, from
shoplifting to murder, combines danger and excitement with emotions like greed, anger, and the
urge to make very close friends in prison. The dastardly deeds are often outrageous and sometimes
hair-raising, but we can.t seem to rip our eyes from the wreckage criminals make of their own
lives and the lives of their victims. The dark side of human behavior both repulses and fascinates us.
Which is why stories about crime are all around us. From Dragnet to Law & Order and CSI, some of
the most popular shows in television history have been and are about crime. Of course, it is not just
fictional crime that interests us; we love to have actual cases brought into our living rooms courtesy
of Court TV and documentary shows like A&E.s City Confidential and Cold Case Files. News shows and
magazines fairly drip with salacious details about the infamous evildoings of the moment.
However, unless you.re a lawyer, you could probably use a little help making sense of the crime stories
you see and read about every day. That.s what this book is for.to give you a better understanding of
criminal law. Maybe you know the Miranda warnings by heart, but do you know the difference between
voluntary and involuntary manslaughter? Whether the police always need a warrant to search a private
residence? What a fair trial really means? This book gives you the answers to those and many other
questions. And, since there.s no law against learning being fun, The Crime Junkie.s Guide illustrates key
points with details from real-life trials and plots from your favorite shows.
While laws vary from state to state and no book could cover all the possible permutations, this book
gives you the tools to evaluate relevant issues in real and fictional criminal cases. In other words, you
will get the benefit of going to law school without the boring lectures. As an added bonus, you won.t
owe 0,000 in loans at the end of the book.although, feel free to send me that amount if you
would like.
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