{"product_id":"the-crime-junkies-guide-to-jim-silver-9780275994143","title":"The Crime Junkie's Guide to Criminal Law: From Law \u0026 Order to Laci Peterson","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorically, prime-time television has devoted at least one-third of its programming to crime. The extreme popularity of crime shows continues unabated. From \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e, Americans are riveted by crime TV. Court TV and other cable channels produce true crime series, too, that take viewers through both current crimes and trials and cold cases. Yet, despite efforts in these shows to depict real investigative and legal techniques, chances are, viewers have questions about criminal procedure, legal issues, and related concerns. For instance, why do police get angry when a suspect just asks for a lawyer? Or, what's the difference between being an accomplice to a crime and being a conspirator? \u003ci\u003eThe Crime Junkie's Guide to Criminal Law\u003c\/i\u003e is written specifically for the millions of crime junkies who make up the audiences for the variety of crime dramas, both real and fictional, that blaze across our screens night after night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe news media know that crime is inherently interesting because it involves things we all understand -- like passion, greed, revenge and the urge to make very close friends in prison. Television broadcasts and major magazines drip with salacious details about the infamous evildoings of the moment. From the sports to the style sections, newspaper headlines scream out reports of the latest celebrity picked up for one transgression or another. This one-of-a-kind book is an indispensable guide to criminal law that uses actual trials alongside plots and characters from popular television shows to illustrate criminal law issues like degrees of murder, the defense of intoxication, search warrants, insanity pleas, and the purposes of various pretrial hearings. Silver offers a concise, informative, and entertaining explanation of everything readers need to know to truly appreciate crime stories (real and fictional) and understand how criminal law really works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275994147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275994143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.61w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2008 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 225","brand":"Jim Silver","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152954568959,"sku":"9780275994143","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40d9f134-20ff-4873-a55e-338b176c7727.jpg?v=1770780317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crime-junkies-guide-to-jim-silver-9780275994143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}