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BL
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1008509
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b762879
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| Main Entry
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Melton, Buckner F.
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| Title & Author
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The law /\ Buckner F. Melton, Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Criminal justice
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (166 pages).
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| ISBN
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1438132867
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: 9781438132860
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
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| Contents
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The nature of criminal law -- The history of the criminal law -- The criminal law and the American federal system -- The process of legislation -- The elements of criminal law -- Criminal procedure : investigating the crime -- Criminal procedure : the trial -- The juvenile court system.
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| Abstract
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To determine the appropriate punishment for a crime, a society creates rules, or laws, to ensure that the perpetrators are disciplined and the order of society is upheld.
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Criminal law-- United States, Juvenile literature.
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Criminal procedure-- United States, Juvenile literature.
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Criminal law.
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Criminal procedure.
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LAW-- Criminal Law-- General.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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345.73
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| LC Classification
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KF9219.85.M45 2010eb
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