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Law, Legal and Justice

Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America
Distressing, disturbing, devastatingly detailed--this stunning examination of how modern laws are diminishing America exposes the drawbacks of rule-bound government, tells why nothing gets done, reveals the phony pretensions of law, and shows why well-intentioned laws have actually devalued rights. In short, The Death of Common Sense demonstrates how the buck never stops and how ell-meaning laws are creating a nation of enemies. (Politics/Current Events) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The Collapse of the Common Good: How America's Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom
In pursuit of fairness at any cost, we have created a society paralyzed by legal fear: Doctors are paranoid and principals powerless. Little league coaches, scared of liability, stop volunteering. Schools and hospitals start to crumble. The common good fades, replaced by a cacophony of people claiming their “individual rights.”  By turns funny and infuriating, this startling book dissects the dogmas of fairness that allow self-interested individuals to bully the rest of society. Philip K. Howard explains how, trying to honor individual rights, we removed the authority needed to maintain a free society. Teachers don’t even have authority to maintain order in the classroom. With no one in charge, the safe course is to avoid any possible risk. Seesaws and diving boards are removed. Ridiculous warning labels litter the American landscape: “Caution: Contents Are Hot.”  Striving to protect “individual rights,” we ended up losing much of our freedom.

You Don't Need a Lawyer
Never be ripped off again. Whether the problem is with a local store, a multinational conglomerate, a contractor, a bank, your HMO, a car dealer or airline, YOU DON'T NEED A LAWYER helps you get what you want without having to resort to expensive and unnecessary legal counsel. A system of self-advocacy that's based on complaint letters, YOU DON'T NEED A LAWYER grows out of Jim Kramon's thirty years' experience as an attorney. The key is learning to think like a lawyer. His system shows how to determine exactly what it is you want, determine what your opponent might want (nearly always to save money and avoid a hassle), and then present your case in the best possible light.

Complaint Letters for Busy People
A complaint letter is not angry or insulting or sarcastic-it's clear, concise, fair, and professional, and it shows that the writer knows his or her rights. Kramon explains which buzzwords to use-wrongful denial, standard of care, recklessly negligent-and how to establish a paper trail and strengthen demands when one letter doesn't do the job. There are over 80 carefully written letters that cover almost any problem, from "Letter to Television Manufacturer Regarding Warranty Claim," to "Second Letter to HMO Requesting Tests Prior to Use of Medication," to letters to the IRS regarding an error on your tax refund, or to a negligent landlord about repairs. Rounding out the book is a brief, state-by-state guide to small-claims courts and a thorough listing of useful state and federal agencies.

Sue The Bastards! : Everything You Need to Know to Go to--or Stay Out of--Court
Did someone violate your rights? Have you been rear-ended and unable to get reimbursed? Did a neighbor build a fence on your side of the property? Were you fired unfairly? Did someone harm your business? A comprehensive resource that shows you how litigation really works. Far too many people are wronged, get worked up, and hire a fast-talking lawyer, only to find themselves stressed-out and in debt before the case has even been tried. But Gerry Fox, a top entertainment litigator who has won millions of dollars for his high-profile clients, attributes his success to planning, strategizing, and tempered reason, which you will find in abundance in this valuable book. With his sound advice, you will be in a better position to win your case and minimize the expense and wear and tear of the litigation process.

Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Case (2nd Ed)
Written in plain English, Represent Yourself in Court breaks down the trial process into easy-to-understand steps so that you can act as your own lawyer — safely and efficiently. Veteran attorneys Bergman and Berman-Barrett tell you what to say, how to say it, even where to stand when you address the judge and jury

How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation
New second edition offers readers even more material for quickly and effortlessly constructing original, effective letters. CD-ROM included, affording users the easiest and smoothest letter writing experience possible.

Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make It Right
This "heartbreaking and infuriating"* compendium of lives ruined by miscarriages of justice has generated a storm of media attention, public outrage, and a nationwide debate on the criminal justice system.

Wrongly Convicted: Perspectives on Failed Justice
This is a simply-superb collection of essays/articles on the topic of what can lead to the criminal conviction, and even execution, of suspects who turn out to be, in fact, innocent of the crime they were arrested for.

Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty
A critic of governmental hypocrisy in his exposes The Fair Trade Fraud and The Farm Fiasco , Bovard over-extends himself in this libertarian broadside against government interventions such as school condom-giveaway programs and the minimum wage. He makes worthy points, however, arguing, for example, that only those who can afford to sue can protect their property rights and that the need for drunk-driving checkpoints results from police incompetence in controlling previously convicted drunken drivers. But Bovard proffers sweeping statements like "Civil rights law has gone from letting black people sit at luncheon counters to entitling people with infectious diseases to prepare and serve them lunch." Another shocker: "The federal tax system has turned individuals into sharecroppers of their own lives ." A bit less bluster and more discretion would have produced a more effective polemic.

The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Bureaucrats Are Trampling the Constitution in the Name of Justice
In this provocative book, Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton show how the law, which once shielded us from the government, has now become a powerful weapon in the hands of overzealous prosecutors and bureaucrats. Lost is the foundation upon which our freedom rest—the intricate framework of Constitutional limits that protect our property, our liberty, and our lives. Roberts and Stratton convincingly argue that this abuse of government power doesn't have ideological boundaries. Indeed, conservatives and liberals alike use prosecutors, regulators, and courts to chase after their own favorite "devils," to seek punishment over justice and expediency over freedom. The authors present harrowing accounts of people both rich and poor, of CEOs and blue-collar workers who have fallen victim to the tyranny of good intentions, who have lost possessions, careers, loved ones, and sometimes even their lives.

Custody Of The State
Custody of the State is another interesting story that will keep readers pondering lifes big questions. Why do bad things happen to seemingly innocent people? Why does God allow corruption and deceit and how can people of faith trust God in troubled times?

In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases
The stories of some 400 innocent Americans who were falsely convicted of capital crimes.

Presumed Guilty: When Innocent People Are Wrongly Convicted
Most persons who are arrested are de facto guilty of something. This presumption of guilt, when it replaces the de jure presumption of innocence, leads to wrongful convictions. Yant, commentary editor of the Columbus Dispatch , clearly has the evidence to prove this thesis as he collects several dozen examples of justice gone awry.

The Genesis of Justice : 10 Stories of Biblical Injustice That Led to the 10 Commandments and Modern Morality and Law
Harvard Law School faculty member since 1964, Dershowitz is noted for representing controversial and unpopular clients. He turns to 10 stories from Genesis to demonstrate how the Bible provides a basis for contemporary ideas about justice and injustice. The narratives deal with Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Lot, Jacob, Dina, Tamar and Joseph. Dershowitz includes a translation of each story, recounts some theological commentaries and offers his own interpretations. He acknowledges the failings of the biblical characters, pointing out that they were guilty of deception, lust, crime, incest, revenge and murder. Their problematic actions highlighted the need for the laws that appear later in the Torah, starting with Exodus and the Ten Commandments. The book concludes with four chapters on "The Genesis of Justice in the Injustice of Genesis." Dershowitz argues that the "bad actions" depicted in Genesis gave rise to the "common law of justice." He addresses the question of theodicy, claiming that the belief in the hereafter solves the problem of why evil exists on earth. Finally, he asserts that the stories he has examined explain the need for judicial codes. The book makes an important contribution by clearly validating this claim, although Dershowitz disregards the stories' significance as a basis for moral and ethical development.

The Best Defense
The author presents his most famous, and infamous, cases and clients, and in the process, takes a critical, informed look at a legal system that he regards as deeply corrupt.  In spite of its almost casual narrative style, the book is full of highly valuable insights into the theory and functioning of criminal justice administration. It also reveals some of the corruption of the system which, even with the alleged best intentions, destroys the essence of democracy. The cases of judicial arrogance and arbitrariness revealed by Professor Dershowitz, are enough to give one the creeps. How many defendants, who did not have the benefit of a true defense of their interests, may be pining away in prison, victims of the connivance of police, prosecutors and judges. Be that as it may, it is fascinating to see a legal mind at work, and everything explained in a manner accessible to lay people. I certainly hope the good Professor keeps on writing. We, the People, need lawyers like him.

Shouting Fire: Civil Liberties in a Turbulent Age
Is it okay for the government to censor its citizens? Human rights come from human wrongs, argues famed criminal and civil rights lawyer Dershowitz; only by looking closely at past injustice we can construct a theory and law that attempts a more perfect justice. This collection of 55 short pieces (some new, most reprinted) maps out Dershowitz's thoughts on a wide range of legal and social topics: the role of psychiatry in the legal process, the problems of how the U.S. legal system chooses judges, the misuses of entrapment and "sting" operations. Shouting Fire covers a vast spectrum of civil liberties issues-everything from the right to choice to the separation between church and state to the Holocaust and its long shadows. The essays included here summarize Dershowitz's life's work, encapsulating nearly forty years' worth of pioneering rights battles. But also here, for the first time, is Dershowitz's surprising and brilliantly creative philosophy of rights, an innovative approach developed over the course of his career. Dershowitz summons the lessons of a lifetime in law in weaving together a theory of civil liberties perfectly attuned to the complex issues of our constantly evolving democracy.

Profane Justice: A Comprehensive Guide to Asserting Your Parental Rights. Second Edition a comprehensive guide for parents who want to know what to expect during a child abuse/neglect investigation and court case. The book exposes the motivation and deceit behind child protection and gives you the tools you need to protect your family from unwarranted intrusions by the state.


Helping Kids
The Adolescent Experience
All of us who work with children and their families strive to ensure healthy growth and maturation for those children. And we all know what a challenge that can be! The Adolescent Experience provides an interdisciplinary, comprehensive overview of one of the most stressful periods of any child's life.

Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care
Will I live with my parents again? Will I stay with my foster parents forever? For children in foster care, the answer to many questions is often "maybe." Maybe Days addresses the questions, feelings, and concerns these children most often face. Honest and reassuring, it also provides basic information that children want and need to know, including the roles of various people in the foster care system and whom to ask for help.

My Body Is Private
The book begins with small things like personal belongings and knocking. This book has a sensitive approach and a nice pace. It gets the information across without threatening a small child's mind.

It's My Body
Preschool children learn safe boundaries, how to distinguish between "good" and "bad" touches, and how to respond appropriately to unwanted touches. This book is a powerful book for enhancing self-esteem. Parenting Press's bestseller!

Helping Fathers
The Father's Emergency Guide to Divorce-Custody Battle: A Tour Through the Predatory World of Judges, Lawyers, Psychologists & Social Workers, in the Subculture of Divorce
Everyone has heard the story of a father devastated in divorce-custody litigation-losing his home and children, and driven to bankruptcy as a result of child support, alimony, and legal fees. Until now though, one might have thought these were isolated instances. In The Father's Emergency Guide to Divorce-Custody Battle, fathers'-rights activist Robert Seidenberg, writing with the legal insights of divorce-attorney William Dawes, starts with the assertion that an abusive legal culture is the norm, and that the brutalization of fathers in court is an everyday occurrence.

The Child Custody Book: How to Protect Your Children and Win Your Case (Rebuilding Books)
This book fully, clearly, and concisely explains the process of court child custody litigation. It shows how custody decisions are made, what can be expected at each stage of the process, and how parents can insure that their abilities are clearly presented to persons with influence over the custody decision. It is intended to eliminate surprises that could lead to costly mistakes along the way.

Divorce Poison: Protecting the Parent-Child Bond from a Vindictive Ex
In Divorce Poison: Protecting the Parent-Child Bond from a Vindictive Ex, Richard A. Warshak (The Custody Revolution) offers guidance to parents whose exes portray them to their children in a negative light, whether it's mild, off-the-cuff badmouthing or systematic character assassination. Common psychological wisdom, besides recommending that parents avoid fighting fire with fire, suggests doing nothing. But Warshak has witnessed the feelings of powerlessness and the increasing difficulties that come from doing nothing. So he provides "a blueprint for an effective response grounded in a solid understanding of the techniques and dynamics of parents who poison their children's relationships with loved ones

Custody for Fathers : A Practical Guide Through the Combat Zone of a Brutal Custody Battle
The information contained is general, but very practical and easy to understand. Unfortunately, there really aren't any books out there that focus squarely on the laws in specific states. From having dealt with my own attorney though, this book seems to come the closest to capturing the overall feel of how the legal system really works.

Fathers' Rights: Hard-Hitting & Fair Advice for Every Father Involved in a Custody Dispute
Jeffery Leving has spent more than a decade in the trenches of domestic law. From that perspective, he gives men embroiled in custody disputes a powerful and impassioned voice in Fathers Rights. Arguing that men are disenfranchised and stigmatized by a biased legal system, Leving promises help through such difficulties as finding empathetic attorneys, avoiding unhealthy custody arrangements, protecting the child-parent relationship, and remaining financially solvent. Included is advice on how to demonstrate parental competence when falsely accused of abuse.

Betrayal of the Child: A Father's Guide to Family Courts, Divorce, Custody and Children's Rights (2nd Revised Edition)
"Betrayal of the Child" is Stewart Rein's explosive new book on children's rights, divorce, custody, and fatherlessness. It is, perhaps, the most comprehensive book on the market. It searches out the historical reasons for our present irrational and injust approach to deciding vitally important children's rights issues, cutting across the various disciplines, analyzing cause and effect. The book is loaded with practical information for fathers, including a Father's Guide to the Courts, cases, laws, abduction information, case analysis, expert evidence and shared parenting stategies. It is also a hard hitting, no drawn punches book of rather severe social, legal, and psychological criticism in which Rein lays to rest the old clichued thinking on "maternal attachment" made popular by John Bowlby-explaining that from the child's perspective there exists a "triad" within the family nexus, consisting of dual father-mother-child dyads.

Sexual Abuse

True and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Assessment and Case Management
A diverse group of scholars and practitioners address current research and the clinical, legal, and ethical issues that arise in sexual abuse cases. Sexual abuse assessment and management, the volume translates complex research into comprehensible and sound recommendations for practice. It also offers useful strategies and techniques in assessment and case management, particularly where information inconsistencies exist. Each chapter discusses meaningful perspectives on the assessment of child sexual abuse in a well researched and clinically valid manner.

Children Speak for Themselves: Using the Kempe Interactional Assessment to Evaluate Allegations of Parent-Child Sexual Abuse
Covers the basic parts of the assessment, such as the clinical interview with each parent in the presence of the child, videotaped observations of parent-child interactions, and individual play session with the child.  The authors believe that sexual abuse allegations cannot be properly evaluated without interviewing both parents, separately in cases of divorce and together in intact families. The child is present during the interview with the parents, and prior to the interview there is an unstructured play period with the parents. Observation of these interactions is seen as the key to understanding the family relationships. The authors stress that the interactions should all be videotaped and shared with the defense counsel and they point out that the assessment must not only be clinically reliable but must withstand the adversarial legal procedures. They maintain that "validation of the abuse does not depend on the verbal disclosure of the child, confession of the perpetrator, or the conviction of the other parent that abuse has occurred. It depends on gathering and sifting through information from multiple sources

The Hostage Child: Sex Abuse Allegations in Custody Disputes
This book touches on issues and on possible pitfalls that protective mothers can encounter and are currently encountering in the legal system. It will help them to better understand what strategies are being used to discredit their children. The book is absolutely realistic in its assertions on how the system is treating sexual abuse allegations. It is also correct in its description of the bias in the courts against mothers. This can be difficult to believe for anyone who has not been to family court but unfortunately it is the reality today.

When Your Child Has Been Molested : A Parent's Guide to Healing and Recovery
Using every day language, the authors provide information, comfort and advice for families on how to put the pieces back together again after a child has been sexually molested.

Foster Care

Memoirs of a Baby Stealer  
Written from the unique perspective of a foster parent, Memoirs of a Baby Stealer chronicles Callahan's experiences with five foster children, shedding light on the inadequacies of the Child Welfare System in this country. As the author explains, "They are taking kids from places that aren't that bad, putting them in places that aren't that good, and completely ignoring the bond that exists between parent and child."

The Heart Knows Something Different: Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System: Youth Communication
This book takes you inside the world of foster care, a place that, you find out quickly isn't somewhere you want to be. The voices of the children themselves tell the stories in this collection of essays. We see things as they actually are: siblings are split up and sometimes never reunited, children's loyalties between abusive or neglectful parents and the "system" are questioned, kids age out of the system and are left to a world they know nothing about without a family to guide them. It is all here. It is all true. I challenge you to read it and not have it make you think long and hard about the way "the system" works and how it affects the kids.

NO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
This is one powerful book: it will grab you with vivid stories about individual kids, draw you in with honesty and compassion, and amaze you with alarming details about how the juvenile justice system works (or rather, doesn't work) in America. Anyone interested in the problem of crime should read Edward Humes's gripping account of how future criminals are shaped in youth, and how the system misses its chance to help them before they're lost for good. As Richard Bernstein writes in the New York Times, "There are many admirable things about Mr. Humes's book, which, despite its grim subject matter, has a narrative power that keeps you reading right to the end. One of them is that Mr. Humes is a shrewd and perceptive observer of his young subjects ... [and he] allows himself to feel sympathy for the young people whose lives and crimes he describes.... At the same time, Mr. Humes never exonerates bad children for their badness." No Matter How Loud I Shout was a finalist for the 1997 Edgar Award in Fact Crime.

The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care
At age 12, Shirley Wilder ran away from an abusive home and landed in New York City's foster-care system. By age 13, she was named the plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit that challenged the city's 150-year-old system as unconstitutional. At 14, Shirley gave birth to a son, Lamont, who was soon swept up in the same system. This absorbing account by New York Times reporter Nina Bernstein follows the threads of the tragic lives of Shirley and Lamont Wilder and the lawsuit that bears their name. In the process it illuminates the city's--and the nation's--dysfunctional social welfare system and its impact on the children it purportedly helps.

Orphans of the Living: Stories of America's Children in Foster Care
The substitute, or foster, child-care system does more harm than good, the author was told by a number of caseworkers and social workers she interviewed for this report. And according to Toth (The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City), a "code of silence" keeps most workers in the system from discussing their cases. According to Toth, 40% of the half-million children in the foster-care system eventually will wind up on welfare rolls or in prison because of the lack of loving.
 

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