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Psychology 3313

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 hel p Questions?.

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Psychology 3313

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  1. Psychology 3313 Criminal Psychology

  2. 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?

  3. How to approach this assignment: • Dismantle your topic (see next slide) • Research by the location of your case • Understand that not all information you want will be available

  4. 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?

  5. Where to find this information? • Lexis Nexis Academic • www.lib.uwo.ca/databases - L • Wikipedia • Books on your topic

  6. 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 • Case law • Legal research • Criminology research • News and media coverage • Government legislation

  7. 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

  8. 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)

  9. 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

  10. 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?

  11. 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

  12. c) Criminology Research • Traditional academic databases • www.lib.uwo.ca/databases • PsycINFO • Criminal Justice Abstracts • Criminal Pleadings & Practice in Canada • JSTOR • Sociological Abstracts

  13. 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

  14. 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/

  15. 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

  16. 3) It won’t all be available • What will be hard to find? • Police investigation/interrogation records • Information not presented in trials

  17. 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

  18. Questions?

  19. 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?

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