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Legal Issues in Information Security, 2nd Edition
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Legal Issues in Information Security, 2nd Edition

by Joanna Lyn Grama
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
550 pages
18h 58m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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CHAPTER

3

The American Legal System

FOR OVER TWO DECADES, the shows in the Law and Order franchise have been popular with television viewers. Each episode transports viewers into the world of American criminal law and process; from the dramatic opening theme song with its scene-changing “clang” sound, to the final scene when justice is served. A crime, investigation, and judicial process are neatly wrapped in a one-hour episode. Law and Order episodes focus on criminal law, which is one aspect of the American legal system.

This chapter briefly reviews the legal system in the United States. It’s important for Americans to have a general understanding of this system. It affects us every day. We are bound by a system of laws that regulate ...

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ISBN: 9781284054743