The U.S. Justice System [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia [3 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598843044 ISBN 13: 9781598843040

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2011

Synopsis

A comprehensive, three-volume set that provides detailed background essays, short topical entries, and primary document excerpts to explain the organization, history, and functioning of the U.S. justice system.

· More than 50 contributing scholars provide a variety of expertise from the fields of law, history, and politics

· A separate volume of primary source documents

· A comprehensive bibliography as well as suggested readings for each essay and article

· A glossary of hundreds of key terms like "contract," "injunction," and "precedent"

About this title

Book Description:

"… with liberty and justice for all." This phrase—the final words of the Pledge of Allegiance—is familiar to most Americans. But attempting to fulfill this simple promise involves a complicated system of judges, litigators, politicians, law enforcement officers, state and federal regulatory agencies, and correctional facilities.

About the Author:

Steven Harmon Wilson is associate dean of liberal arts at Tulsa Community College, Metro Campus, Tulsa, OK.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1598843044
• ISBN 13: 9781598843040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1308
• Editor: Wilson Steven Harmon