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Exploring Criminal Psychology: Resources and Research for Legal Analysis

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of crucial resources related to criminal psychology and law. It covers various types of information sources, including case law, legal research tools, and databases like Lexis Nexis, CanLII, and more. Readers can access information on government legislation, high-profile cases, the legal system, and involved parties. Additionally, links to media coverage, legal journals, and related databases ensure a well-rounded foundation for researching criminal psychology topics. Stay updated with relevant news and critical legislation impacting the field.

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Exploring Criminal Psychology: Resources and Research for Legal Analysis

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  1. Psychology 3313 Criminal Psychology

  2. Types of information? • Case law • Legal research • Psychology/Criminology/ research • News and media coverage • Government legislation • Primary sources

  3. Dismantle your topic • Legal system/location of trial • Parties involved • Accused, victims, lawyers, judges • Date of investigation • Details of the case • Case number? Official title?

  4. Case Law • Lexis Nexis • www.lib.uwo.ca/databases - L

  5. Case Law - Canadian • Canadian Legal Information Institute • http://www.canlii.org/en/index.php • Supreme Court of Canada - Judgments • http://scc.lexum.org/en/index.html • Criminal Spectrum • Access through catalogue • http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/record=b5583854 • Search for Provincial Supreme Courts • More links through Law Library website: • http://www.lib.uwo.ca/law/canadiancaselaw.htmlNote: Some URL’s may be out of date

  6. Case Law - American • Supreme Court of the United States • http://www.supremecourt.gov/ • Search for State Supreme Courts • E.g. Aileen Wuornos v. Supreme Court of Florida • Cornell Legal Information Institute • http://www.law.cornell.edu/ • More links: • http://www.lib.uwo.ca/law/uscaselaw.html*Note: some URL’s are outdated

  7. Legal Journals and Databases • Criminal Justice Abstracts • Hein-On-Line • Criminal Justice Collection • Legal Trac • To start: www.lib.uwo.ca/databases

  8. News • Summon • To start: www.brescia.uwo.ca/academics/library/index.html • Summon set to automatically exclude newspapers • Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies • Lexis Nexis • Factiva • To start: www.lib.uwo.ca/databases

  9. Other Media • YouTube • www.youtube.com • Check TV channel news archives • CBC Digital Archives • http://archives.cbc.ca • CTV News Stox • http://stox.ctv.ca/ • ABC News VideoSource • http://www.abcnewsvsource.com/ • NBCUniversal Archives • http://www.nbcuniversalarchives.com/

  10. Legislation • Canadian • Department of Justice: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/ • Passed regulations • LEGISInfo: http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/ • Current bills • American • Thomas: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php • Consider Provincial or State legislation where appropriate

  11. If you need more help… • Law Library • Email their reference desk: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/contact/lawlibraryreferenceservices.html • Beryl Ivey Library • Email: beryliveylibrary@uwo.ca • Phone: 519.432.8353 x28250 • Blog: http://beryliveylibrary.wordpress.com

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