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Psychology 3313
Criminal Psychology
What we’ll do today How to approach the research for this
presentation Appropriate resources
American cases, Canadian cases Legal journals and criminology research Newspapers and other media
Where to go for help Questions?
How to approach this assignment:1. Dismantle your topic (see next slide)2. Research by the location of your case3. Understand that not all information you want
will be available
1. Dismantle your topic Find the following information to make
researching easy(er):
Legal system/location of trial Parties involved
Accused, victims, lawyers, judges Date of investigation Details of the case
Case number? Official title?
Where to find this information? Lexis Nexis Academic
www.lib.uwo.ca/databases - L
Wikipedia
Books on your topic
2. Research by location Many of the following resources organize
information geographically (e.g. where did crime occur; where was accused arrested)
Types of Informationa) Case lawb) Legal researchc) Criminology researchd) News and media coveragee) Government legislation
a) Case Law - Canadian Westlaw Canada
Best resource - BUT! Only available on library computers, not through remote Off Campus login OR Wireless
http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/search/xW%20Databases
Canadian Legal Information Institute If you’re off campus http://www.canlii.org/en/index.php
You could also try Supreme Court of Canada - Judgments
http://scc.lexum.org/en/index.html
Criminal Spectrum Access through catalogue http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/record=b5583854
Searching through Provincial Supreme Courts websites
Asking the Law Library for assistance (contact information on later slide)
a) Case Law - American Westlaw Canada
Best resource - BUT! Only available on library computers, not through remote Off Campus login OR Wirelss
http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/search/xW%20Databases
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*Note: some URL’s are outdated
International Westlaw Canada
Best resource - BUT! Only available on library computers, not through remote Off Campus login OR Wirelss
http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca/search/xW%20Databases
Search court websites
Ask a librarian for assistance
Questions to ask yourself: Will your case documents be in English? Are you sure case information will be available here in
Canada?
b) Legal Journals and Databases Westlaw Canada Criminal Justice Abstracts Hein-On-Line Criminal Justice Collection Legal Trac
To start: www.lib.uwo.ca/databases
c) Criminology Research Traditional academic databases www.lib.uwo.ca/databases
PsycINFO Criminal Justice Abstracts Criminal Pleadings & Practice in Canada JSTOR Sociological Abstracts
d) Newspapers
Summon To start:
www.brescia.uwo.ca/academics/library/index.html Summon set to automatically exclude newspapers
Databases: Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies Lexis Nexis Factiva
d) 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/
e) 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
3) It won’t all be available What will be hard to find?
Police investigation/interrogation records Information not presented in trials
If you need more help… Law Library
Email their reference desk: http://www.lib.uwo.ca/contact/lawlibraryreferenceservices.html
Beryl Ivey Library Email: [email protected] Phone: 519.432.8353 x28250 Blog: http://beryliveylibrary.wordpress.com
Questions?
What we’ll do today How to approach the research for this
presentation Appropriate resources
American cases, Canadian cases Where to go for help Questions?