This new two-color text equips Criminal Justice students with an overview of theory and substantive criminal law in the United States. It is particularly rich in its presentation of application cases that allow students to review cases briefly and understand the hows and whys of the courts decisions. This text supports explanations of the law with numerous items that highlight ethical and practice issues, realities of on-the-job situations, introduction of detailed points of instruction and research through Web exploration, FYI, and Myth/Fact features.