Teresa Clyne

About MsTee

Welcome, I would like to say hi and introduce my crime and legal booklets. These books are written for those wishing to gain an insight; a very basic introduction to an array of topics or headings within the areas covered in each book or booklet.

These books are written “as is”, they are compiled for a novice, in basic introductory, note form or synonyms with a breakdown of each subject, the language is casual and conversational, similar to how you would chat to your friends over lunch on the subject, with some truncated sentences,(cut off or shortened) bullet style explanations and paragraphs, there are truncated case synopsis with occasional ellipses.(Occasional abbreviated words to explain the rules, maxims etc). Paragraphs include examples (in bold, italic or paragraphs) and explanations with real life scenarios; (this means my books are NOT academically queens English or grammatically correct) for these reasons, my books are not academic or course textbooks, they are merely informational factoids on law, criminology and criminal psychology put into plainly explained and to the point spoken words. (If this is not what you are looking for when for your studies, or when reading about the law in layman's terms or in introductory form, please do not purchase these books as they are clearly not what you are looking for, and unfortunately means you are unhappy, which in turn makes my poor little books feel bad (-.-))

Now that's been said lets get on with the introduction...

I use a few extras to help you find your way around these books easily: Italic highlights new, often specialist, terms that I always define nearby, and is also sometimes used for real life examples and scenarios. Although I keep jargon to an absolute minimum, all legal professionals use words that have precise meaning within that profession. Therefore once you have mastered the jargon free explanations, do make sure to revert to the terminology in order to master legal discussions even with legal professionals.

These Introductory books and booklets are just that. Introductory or layman's, this means you have either, very little legal terminology or you would just like to learn the principles and maxims for your own pleasure, I introduce several legal areas of law, criminology and criminal psychology. There are many areas which are not covered in my books, and the reasons are either;

1. I do not have not enough experience that specific area to discuss the principle or maxim, or;

2. Some main areas break into so many smaller ones it would be impossible to cover them all in an introductory book.

I’d love my books to produce a big belly laugh, however, crime is not funny, even if its as mundane as white collar crime or fraudulent trading, criminals themselves aren’t funny (although some of them are pretty stupid). However, I do include some legal puns, tidbits and legal humour at the end of most of my books, called the lighter side of the law.

I have now retired from teaching, having spent many years researching crime, criminal behaviour, legal theories, principles and maxims, it was time to hang up the hat, but I do keep abreast of new legal rules, legislation and law in general, and aim to update books as they happen.

Where it all started.!

Many of my law students in the early years of teaching were 1st year law and accounting students, and as any accounting student knows, law is a necessary evil which they must take to continue with their studies, many don't realise in the early days of study how integral to their chosen career law actually is, but most end up with a love hate relationship with law, however, as law is not their chosen area of study, many find it difficult to start with, that's where my little books and booklets come in.

I have also compiled speciality notes for accounting students, in law, with questions and answers included, as many as fifty Q&As in each booklet, and the ATI ACCA booklet has 250 Q&As, 1st year and newbie students wanted basic plain English books to help them in the initial stages of legal study, something with explanations and examples, which could get them over the new terminology, like training wheels until they could ride without stabilisers.

These books are written in my own unique spoken (Irish bogger) English, not academic English, nor are they Queens English grammatically correct, (far from it) plainly, they are written as is spoken, something like a causal banter or conversation, I'm from the back end of the bog, banter, innuendos and tongue in cheek humour is the norm, it is sometimes called Ballygobackways, (not far from the edge of the world, if you're Irish you'll know it well).

Anyway lads, shur if you would like to chat or banter about any of my booklets, feel free to drop me a line at criminology.tee@gmail.com