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All of our books in one place

Here are all the books I use in the courses I teach. You can buy or rent them from Amazon, Chegg, ebay, the Miramar Campus Bookstore, or other sellers or publishers, or use them for free at the Miramar Campus Library.

Introduction to Criminal Justice Textbook

ADJU 101 Introduction to Administration of Justice

ISBN: 9781644962916

ADJU 102 Criminal Law I

ISBN: 9781544355986

ADJU 160 Criminal Law II

No required textbook

ADJU 161 Juvenile Procedures

ISBN: 9781133049623

ADJU 162 Criminal Investigation

ISBN: 9780078026577

ADJU 180 Drug Abuse & Law Enforcement

ISBN: 9780357695241

ADJU 201 Criminal Procedure

ISBN: 9781071845677

ADJU 210 Rules of Evidence

ISBN: 9780367551933

Beyond textbooks – recommended reading

Are you interested in learning more about the legal profession? Check out these books:

24 Hours with 24 Lawyers, Jasper Kim
First Principles, Thomas E. Ricks
Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams, Richard Fischl and Jeremy Paul
Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About The American Legal System, Jay Feinman
Law School Confidential, Robert H. Miller
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner
Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates, Ross Guberman
Reading Like a Lawyer: Time Saving Strategies for Reading Law Like an Expert, Ruth Ann McKinney
The Five Types of Legal Argument, Wilson Huhn
The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr., E. B. White
The Legal Analyst, Ward Farnsworth
The Winning Brief, Brian Garner
Typography for Lawyers, Matthew Butterick

Beyond textbooks – recommended viewing to "get" essential pop culture references

Television

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Seinfeld
The Andy Griffith Show
The Office
The Simpsons
The Wire
Trailer Park Boys

Movies

And Now for Something Completely Different
Heat
It's a Wonderful Life
Legally Blonde
My Cousin Vinnie
Pee Wee's Great Adventure
Scary Movie – all versions
The Meaning of Life
The Naked Gun – all versions

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