Law

Bibliographic Styles

 APA Style



Careers

 Career Resources

 Criminal Justice Jobs Database

 Occupational Outlook Handbook

 USAJobs

 U.S. Department of Justice



Legal Databases

 Academic Search Premier

 Biographies Plus  

 EBSCO Databases

 Government Publications Online  

 I-Share

 Lexis-Nexis Academic  

 Military & Government Collection  

 Oxford Reference Online - Law

 Project Muse  

 Sociological Abstracts   

 WilsonSelectPlus



Professional Ethics

 Research Ethics



Professional Associations

 American Bar Association

 Illinois State Bar Association









 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


Internet Resources
Constitutions

Constitution of the United States
      Includes the preamble, articles, amendments
      and amendments never ratified.
State Constitutions

      Provides constitutions, statutes, and codes of
      the U.S. and constitutions, statutes, and
      legislative information by state.

Federal Sources
Federal Depository Library E-Collection
      Comprehensive digital library of U.S. Govern-
      ment information, drawn from a variety of sources.
Federal Law Enforcement Career Resources
      Links to federal law enforcement sites.
Lexis-Nexis: Polls & Surveys
      Polls and surveys relating to politics and
      government, public institutions, international
      relations, business, social affairs, consumer
      behavior and preferences.

Officer.com
      Categories with links including US & international
      agencies, associations, resources and jobs.

THOMAS
      LC
database covers major federal legislation,
      bills, public laws, Congr. Records and
      indexes, Annuals of Congress, congressional
      committee reports and roll call votes.
U.S. House of Representatives
      Includes schedules, events, bills and resolutions,
      employment opportunities, roll call votes,
      committee hearing schedules, etc.

U. S. Senate
      Provides history, list of senators arranged alpha-
      betically and by state, legislative activity and
      committee appointments.


State Agencies
Find-It! Illinois     
     
The portal to Illinois governmental resources.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
     
Sites and resources related to the field including
      current job openings with the Illinois Criminal
      Justice Information Authority (ICJIA).

Illinois State Library
      The official library for state government & citizens.
Local Government Institute
      Concerned with all areas of local government. The
      principal focus is on human resources administra-
      tion, governance, and community development.
Missouri Government Information
      State of Missouri Web pages and publications.

Statistical Sources
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
      P
reserves and distributes computerized crime 
      & justice data from Federal & state agencies to
      users for secondary statistical analysis.

Social Statistics Briefing Room
      This service provides easy access to current
      federal social statistics on crime, demography,
      education and health.
Sourcebook for Criminal Justice Statistics
      Brings together statistical information about all
      aspects of
criminal justice in the United States.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States
      The National Data Book containing a collection
      of statistics on social and economic conditions.
US Census / Census 2000
      Official site of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Reference Books
Chambers Global : the World's Leading Lawyers
McK Reference Collection REF K68 .C5 2003
Citizen Action Encyclopedia

McK Reference Collection REF JS303.5 .H352002
Historic U.S. Court Cases
McK Reference Collection REF KF352.Z9 H57 2001
Illinois Compiled Statutes

McK Reference Collection REF KFI1230 .A23
Religion and American Law : an Encyclopedia
McK Reference Collection REF KF4783.A68 R45 2000
United States Code, 2000 Edition

McK Reference Collection REF KF62 2000 .A