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Material Type: | Secondary (senior high) school |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Lee Arbetman; Edward L O'Brien; Lena Scott Morreale |
ISBN: | 9780021429257 0021429251 9780021429288 0021429286 |
OCLC Number: | 1143521982 |
Notes: | Includes index. "Networks a social studies learning system." Teacher manual by Lena Morreale Scott and Lee P. Arbetman. |
Target Audience: | Grades 9-12. |
Description: | xix, 651 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 226 cm + 1 teacher manual (x, T37, 474 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm) |
Contents: | Unit 1. Introduction to law and the legal system. What is law? ; Lawmaking ; Advocacy ; Settling disputes ; The court system ; Lawyers -- Unit 2. Criminal law and juvenile justice. Crime in America ; Introduction to criminal law ; Crimes against the person ; Crimes against property ; Defenses ; Criminal justice process : the investigative phase ; Criminal justice process : proceedings before trial ; Criminal justice process : the trial ; Criminal justice process : sentencing and corrections ; Juvenile justice -- Unit 3. Torts. Torts : a civil wrong ; Intentional torts ; Negligence ; Strict liability ; Torts and public policy -- Unit 4. Consumer law. Contracts ; Warranties ; Credit and other financial services ; Deceptive sales practice ; Becoming a smart consumer ; Major purchases -- Unit 5. Family law. Law and the American family ; Marriage ; Parents and children ; Foster care and adoption ; Separation, divorce, and custody ; Government support for families and individuals -- Unit 6. Individual rights and liberties. Introduction to constitutional law ; Freedom of speech ; Freedom of the press ; Expression in special places ; Freedom of religion ; Due process ; The right to privacy ; Discrimination -- Unit 7. Contemporary issues in law. Immigration law ; Intellectual property ; Law and terrorism ; Rights and responsibilities in the workplace. |
Responsibility: | Lee P. Arbetman, Edward O'Brien. |
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