How did Chicago, a city known for commerce, come to have such a splendid public waterfront—its most treasured asset? Lakefront reveals a story of social, political, and legal conflict in which private and public rights have clashed repeatedly over time, only to produce, as a kind of miracle, a generally happy ending. Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill study the lakefront's evolution from the middle of the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Their findings have significance for understanding not only Chicago's history but also the law's part in determining the future of significant urban resources such as waterfronts. The Chicago lakefront is where the American public trust doctrine, holding certain public resources off limits to private development, was born. This book describes the circumstances that gave rise to the doctrine and its fluctuating importance over time, and reveals how it was resurrected in the later twentieth century to become the primary principle for mediating clashes between public and private lakefront rights. Lakefront compares the effectiveness of the public trust idea to other property doctrines, and assesses the role of the law as compared with more institutional developments, such as the emergence of sanitary commissions and park districts, in securing the protection of the lakefront for public uses. By charting its history, Kearney and Merrill demonstrate that the lakefront's current status is in part a product of individuals and events unique to Chicago. But technological changes, and a transformation in social values in favor of recreational and preservationist uses, also have been critical. Throughout, the law, while also in a state of continual change, has played at least a supporting role.

Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice provides undergraduate students with a comprehensive overview of the foundational legal issues in criminal justice. Written in an easy-to-understand format, it examines the history and principles of law and will prepare students for further study of the criminal justice system. By carefully explaining judicial decisions, this text offers students an excellent introduction to legal analysis and the case method of study. Key Features: -Provides a student-friendly introduction to criminal justice -Presents carefully edited judicial decisions with accompanying explanation, to offer case material that is accessible to undergraduate introductory-level students. -Includes comprehensive coverage of three areas of law relevant to criminal justice--substantive criminal law, constitutional issues evoking tensions between governmental authority and individual liberties that relate generally to criminal justice, and constitutional criminal procedure. -Every new copy is packaged with full student access to the companion website featuring a variety of interactive study tools. Instructor Resources: -PowerPoint Lecture Outlines -Instructor's Manual -Test Bank -Sample Syllabi for an Introductory-level Criminal Justice course, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure undergraduate courses

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