num_pages: 208
description: Who knew the law could be so much fun?Can you be arrested for wearing a thong if you're ugly? Unknowingly renting a house to drug dealers? Becoming too familiar with your Halloween pumpkin?The Street Law Handbook answers these questions and more, as lawyer Neeraja Viswanathan cracks the tough nut of small-time law enforcement and lays the rules bare. Exactly how much pot do you need to have in your possession to warrant a felony conviction? What merits a strip search, and exactly how much is an officer allowed to inspect? Can you really have sex in a cab? If you've ever felt the desire to act impulsively but weren't sure of the consequences, this is the book to consult. Combining straightforward legal information, hilarious true tales of small-time crimes, and handy legal definitions that will, if nothing else, make you a smarter Law &amp; Order viewer, The Street Law Handbook is a fun and informative layman's guide that puts the ease in legalese.
language: English
title: The Street Law Handbook: Surviving Sex, Drugs, and Petty Crime
titlecomplete: The Street Law Handbook: Surviving Sex, Drugs, and Petty Crime
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Bloomsbury USA