Law and Society

• Updates reflect new developments in court cases, policy, and research in law and society in numerous areas, including immigration, police use of deadly force, abortion, and human rights.
• A thorough examination of issues related to privacy, cybercrime, surveillance, identity theft, and new challenges presented by technology are included.
• New and contemporary topics are covered, including intimate partner violence, social media, and technology, and expanded coverage is devoted to issues such as reproductive rights, immigration, and policing.

KEY FEATURES:

• An interdisciplinary approach integrates various intellectual perspectives and traditions to provide comprehensive and accessible coverage of the legal profession, juries, criminal courts, and racial and ethnic inequality.
• The topic of gender is covered throughout with attention devoted to women in the legal profession, abortion, domestic violence, human trafficking, the global exploitation and sexual abuse of women, and the role of women in the justice system.
• A distinction between legal myth and reality is analyzed using contemporary media examples.
• International Perspective sections offer relevant cross-cultural and international studies to provide a unique global viewpoint.
• Test Your Knowledge questions open chapters to show students what they may and may not know prior to reading the chapters.
• You Decide cases are presented to sharpen critical thinking skills by applying the chapter contents to contemporary issues.