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 case 3. 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  - 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 Information a) Case law b) Legal research c) Criminology research d) News and media coverage e) Government legislation

a) Case Law - Canadian  Westlaw Canada  Best resource - BUT! Only available on library computers, not through remote Off Campus login OR Wireless   Canadian Legal Information Institute  If you’re off campus 

You could also try  Supreme Court of Canada - Judgments   Criminal Spectrum  Access through catalogue   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   Supreme Court of the United States   Search for State Supreme Courts  E.g. Aileen Wuornos v. Supreme Court of Florida  Cornell Legal Information Institute   More links:  *Note: some URL’s are outdated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   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:

c) Criminology Research  Traditional academic databases   PsycINFO  Criminal Justice Abstracts  Criminal Pleadings & Practice in Canada  JSTOR  Sociological Abstracts

d) Newspapers  Summon  To start:  Summon set to automatically exclude newspapers  Databases:  Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies  Lexis Nexis  Factiva

d) Other Media  YouTube   Check TV channel news archives  CBC Digital Archives   CTV News Stox   ABC News VideoSource   NBCUniversal Archives 

e) Legislation  Canadian  Department of Justice:  Passed regulations  LEGISInfo:  Current bills  American  Thomas:  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  their reference desk:  Beryl Ivey Library   Phone: x28250  Blog:

 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?