In this criminal law casebook, Angela Harris, Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C. Berkeley, and author of Gender and Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary with Katherine Bartlett (1998) and Race and Races: Cases and Resources for a Diverse America with Juan Perea, Richard Delgado and Stephanie Wildman (2000), and Cynthia Lee, The George Washington University Law School and author of Murder and the Reasonable Man (NYU Press 2003), offer a refreshingly critical perspective on the well-established substantive criminal law. Harris and Lee highlight issues regarding race, gender and sexual orientation to an extent unparalleled in most of the existing criminal law casebooks, offering the criminal law professor who wishes to engage students in such issues the opportunity to do so without burdening them with additional supplemental material. The casebook offers lightly-edited cases for fuller contextual background and discussion, and introductory text to provide students with a road map of the cases which follow.

Criminal Law, Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Lee, Cynthia

Harris, Angela

Foreign & International Law

West Academic

This text, the only criminal law casebook authored by two progressive female law professors of color, provides the reader with both critical race and critical feminist theory perspectives on criminal law. The book focuses on the cultural context of substantive criminal law, integrating issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation where relevant

Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Criminal Law

West Academic Publishing

This text, the only criminal law casebook authored by two progressive female law professors of color, provides the reader with both critical race and critical feminist theory perspectives on criminal law. The book focuses on the cultural context of substantive criminal law, integrating issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation where relevant.

Harris, Angela P.

This student-friendly text, the only criminal procedure casebook authored by three female law professors of color (who also bring diverse criminal justice system experiences as a former prosecutor, private criminal defense attorney and public defender), highlights social justice issues intertwined with the law of criminal procedure, integrating issues of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation where relevant.

Criminal Procedure, Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Richardson, L.

Lawson, Tamara

A man murders his wife after she has admitted her infidelity; another man kills an openly gay teammate after receiving a massage; a third man, white, goes for a jog in a “bad” neighborhood, carrying a pistol, and shoots an African American teenager who had his hands in his pockets. When brought before the criminal justice system, all three men argue that they should be found “not guilty”; the first two use the defense of provocation, while the third argues he used his gun in self-defense. Drawing upon these and similar cases, Cynthia Lee shows how two well-established, traditional criminal law defenses—the doctrines of provocation and self-defense—enable majority-culture defendants to justify their acts of violence. While the reasonableness requirement, inherent in both defenses, is designed to allow community input and provide greater flexibility in legal decision-making, the requirement also allows majority-culture defendants to rely on dominant social norms, such as masculinity, heterosexuality, and race (i.e., racial stereotypes), to bolster their claims of reasonableness. At the same time, Lee examines other cases that demonstrate that the reasonableness requirement tends to exclude the perspectives of minorities, such as heterosexual women, gays and lesbians, and persons of color. Murder and the Reasonable Man not only shows how largely invisible social norms and beliefs influence the outcomes of certain criminal cases, but goes further, suggesting three tentative legal reforms to address problems of bias and undue leniency. Ultimately, Lee cautions that the true solution lies in a change in social attitudes.

Murder and the Reasonable Man: Passion and Fear in the Criminal Courtroom (Critical America, 37)

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

NYU Press

A man murders his wife after she has admitted her infidelity; another man kills an openly gay teammate after receiving a massage; a third man, white, goes for a jog in a 'bad' neighborhood, carrying a pistol, and shoots an African American teenager who had his hands in his pockets. When brought before the criminal justice system, all three men argue that they should be found 'not guilty'; the first two use the defense of provocation, while the third argues he used his gun in self-defense. Drawing upon these and similar cases, Cynthia Lee shows how two well-established, traditional criminal law defenses the doctrines of provocation and self-defense enable majority-culture defendants to justify their acts of violence. While the reasonableness requirement, inherent in both defenses, is designed to allow community input and provide greater flexibility in legal decision-making, the requirement also allows majority-culture defendants to rely on dominant social norms, such as masculinity, heterosexuality, and race (i.e, racial stereotypes), to bolster their claims of reasonableness. At the same time, Lee examines other cases that demonstrate that the reasonableness requirement tends to exclude the perspectives of minorities, such as heterosexual women, gays and lesbians, and persons of color. Murder and the Reasonable Man not only shows how largely invisible social norms and beliefs influence the outcomes of certain criminal cases, but goes further, suggesting three tentative legal reforms to address problems of bias and undue leniency. Ultimately, Lee cautions that the true solution lies in a change in social attitudes.

¡Deja de mirar y comienza a aprender! Lizzie Velásquez nos abre su alma y comparte su extraordinaria historia, ofreciéndonos un testimonio lleno de inspiración. Este libro, bien sea leído por un individuo o compartido por un grupo, constituye una herramienta para descubrir que la belleza es única en cada uno de nosotros. Una colección de mensajes que Lizzie ha recibido de deferentes partes del mundo: Querida Lizzie: Estoy embarazada por pirmera vez en mi vida y quiero enseñarle a mi hijo a respetar y a ver la belleza en cada persona. Durante las últimas semanas, me preguntaba cómo lo haría. Creo que tu libro me ayudará. Tus padres hicieron un trabajo excelente porque tú eres fuerte y segura de ti misma. Espero que mi hijo también lo sera. -Jessica Lizzie: Soy de Sur América, donde es difícil lograr lo que te propones. Mis problemas no son nada comparados con los tuyos. Pero si tú lo lograste, yo también puedo. Oraré con todo mi corazón para que al fin obtengas un diagnóstico. ¡Tú me has inspirado! -Miguel Hola Lizzie: ¡Wow! Admiro tu valentía. Tienes una gran actitud. Me siento avergonzada de haberme sentido digna de compasión alguna vez. Tú me inspiras. ¡Continúa tu gran labor, Lizzie! -Emily Querida Lizzie: Sólo quería hacerte saber cuánto te respeto. Tengo 21 años y y nunca he visto a alguien de mi misma edad con tanto coraje y corazón como tú. Te deseo lo major en el futuro. -Nicholas Lizzie, Soy una mujer de 30 años del Reino Unido. Tú eres una guerrera y me ayudas a batallar un poco más a mí también. A veces me enfrento a la depresión y la vida parece demasiado dura para mí. Cuando leí tu historia, supe que yo también tengo que luchar. Te deseo lo major y espero que todos tus sueños se hagan realidad. -Helen Querida Lizzie: Te ves tan agradecida, tan feliz. ¿Cómo lo haces? Estoy tan contenta de que aún haya gente como tú en el mundo. -Mónika

Lizzie Bellisima: La historia de Lizzie Velasquez (Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Velasquez, Lizzie

Velasquez, Rita

Cuartas, Lina

Professionals & Academics

Monkfish Book Pub Co

"Her mirror image has a life of her own." The Memory Fair is held every year in 17 year old Sally Frost's small Southern hometown. This year, some of the townspeople are selling some strange things, antique mirrors, bloodstained wedding gowns, even human teeth. A strange gentleman has set up shop in the town. Sally learns that he only comes to the Memory Fair every seven years and every seven years people disappear, never to be seen again. . Why are the townspeople selling such strange things at the Memory Fair? Why is the strange gentleman so interested in Sally? Sally must unlock the mysteries of the gentleman, the Memory Fair and even her own past if she is to save herself and everyone she loves.

Her Mirror Image

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Independently published

"Metrano''s Accidental Comedydeals with such an emotional kind of power, you really can''t talk about it. He hit an emotional cord that''s so deep, it''s beyond the simple description of it." Barry Levinson---Academy Award-winning Director &nbsp; "It''s something that defies words to see a man who has such gifts, such power. Metrano''s story should be seen by everybody in the whole world. " Jerry Stiller---Actor/ Comedian &nbsp; "It moved me so much I could barely speak...Metrano''s Accidental Comedyis profoundly courageous, life-affirming and transformational." Laura Dern---Actress &nbsp; &nbsp;"Brilliant. I was very moved by&nbsp;Metrano''s Accidental Comedy.&nbsp;I don''t know how you can''t be. It''s very, very powerful, very funny, extremely moving. Quite an experience." Craig T. Nelson---Actor &nbsp; "If there is a definition in the dictionary for toughness, this guy''s picture is right next to it. This is a smashingly great show!" Robert Forster---Actor &nbsp; "HE''S AMAZING AND IT''S NO ACCIDENT...Beautifully written, his narrative of his triumph over disaster is tremendously moving and deeply inspirational.." Howard Kissel---New YorkDaily News &nbsp; "Art Metrano''s saga of courage and overcoming adversity will uplifting and inspirational to all readers." Vincent Bugliosi -Attorney&nbsp;& Author&nbsp;of "Helter Skelter" &nbsp; "This one-man comedy/drama is nothing short of breathtaking. Art''s bravura performance, humorously recounting his early days, his recent tragedy and the long road back to recovery was irresistible and brilliant. Everybody on the planet should see it!" Mel Torme---Singer &nbsp;

Metrano's Accidental Comedy

Arts & Literature

AuthorHouse

A supernatural delight, Ghost Tales is a collection of stories as told to Cynthis Lee by the actual ghosts and spirits who make the Ghost Trail their home. When the young woman stumbles upon the trail while out on an evening stroll, she discovers an assortment of ghostly apparitions who insist that she stop and hear their stories about how they came to their ghostly end.

Ghost Tales from the Ghost Trail

Contemporary

Sterling House Pub

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Books by Lee, Cynthia

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Criminal Law, Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Criminal Law, Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Criminal Procedure, Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Murder and the Reasonable Man: Passion and Fear in the Criminal Courtroom (Critical America, 37)

Murder and the Reasonable Man: Passion and Fear in the Criminal Courtroom (Critical America, 37)

Lizzie Bellisima: La historia de Lizzie Velasquez (Spanish Edition)

Her Mirror Image

Metrano's Accidental Comedy

Ghost Tales from the Ghost Trail