This updated eleventh edition of Taking Legal Issues is designed to introduce students to controversies in the law. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading legal scholars, judges, and legal commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Issues debated include the operation of legal institutions; law and social values; and law and crime. This title is supported by the student Web site, Dushkin online, at
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