Research Resources:
Electronic Reference Sources:
Encyclopedias: Law
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides comprehensive coverage of "concepts and theories; correction; law; crimes; methods and statistics; national surveys; organizations; police science; and social and cultural context." An electronic version of the 4 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Education Law [Rutgers Restricted]
"Entries cover a number of essential topics, including the following: key cases in education law, including both case summaries and topical overviews; Constitutional issues; key concepts, theories, and legal principles; key statutes; treaties (e.g., the Universal Declaration On Human Rights); curricular issues; educational equity; governance; rights of students and teachers; technology; biographies; and organizations."
Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
Written for the layperson, the encyclopedia is arranged alphabetically by broad subject categories and presents in-depth treatments of topics such as consumer issues, education, family, immigration, real estate, and retirement. Based on the Thomson Gale print publication, Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law.
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers "historical and contemporary theories, concepts, and real-world practices of juvenile justice in the United States. The entries address a broad range of issues and topics, such as alcohol and drug abuse, arson, the death penalty for juveniles, computer and Internet crime, gun violence, gangs, missing children, school violence, teen pregnancy, and delinquency theories." Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
A survey of law & economics literature, with each entry containing two elements: a review of the literature written by an authority in the field, and a bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides international treatment of the field with "interdisciplinary perspectives on law from sociology, criminology, cultural anthropology, political science, social psychology, and economics." Electronic version of the 3 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement [Rutgers Restricted]
"Provides a comprehensive, critical, and descriptive examination of all facets of law enforcement on the state and local, federal and national, and international stages." Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes "entries describing a wide array of contemporary and historical psychology and law topics" with reference to the related field of criminal justice. Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the six-volume 2nd edition covering concepts and court cases. Includes a case index and primary documents.
Law Encyclopedia
Based on West's Encyclopedia of American Law, the site provides descriptions of legal terms, documents and concepts as they apply to United States law.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the thirteen-volume 2nd edition providing current information on more than 5,000 legal topics including important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more.
Wex
A collaboratively-created, public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School.
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems [Rutgers Restricted]
"Describes the national law enforcement and correctional systems of more than 195 countries across the globe." Electronic version of the 2 volume 2nd edition of the print resource.
Zimmerman's Research Guide: An Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers
Provides a browseable alphabetic listing of legal terms and concepts with links to suggested sources for researching the topic. The guide is also searchable by keyword and phrase.
