Subject/Course Guides

Criminal Law (CRIM 110) Resources

 

Internet resources:

General criminal law / legal sites:

  • Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School
  • FindLaw
  • Fedlaw - access to Federal laws.
  • Thomas - Library of Congress - legislative information on the 'net
  • Almanac of Policy Issues - provides numerous public policy issues links including criminal justice topics.
  • JUSTNET - The Justice Technology Information Network is provided by NLECTC and covers 18 major Criminal Justice topics; includes publications, articles, abstracts, website links, presentations,  etc.;  calendar of upcoming conferences and events; searchable.
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service - provides links to government reports and statistics on criminal justice topics
  • Think Tanks Directory - a University of Michigan listing of the major think tanks in the U.S.  Most provide position papers on key public policy issues including criminal justice.
  • Nolo Legal Encyclopedia - an online law encyclopedia for the layperson; provides good overviews and links to other authoritative web sites.

 

Maryland legal sites:

  • Maryland State Law Library - provides legal information to the State's appellate courts and other branches of State government; a resource center for Circuit Court libraries throughout the State; open to the public.

Library electronic resources:

Online book & media catalog

updated 2008, compiled by Alan Bogage