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A police officer must be well-versed in all aspects of the law to properly enforce it. Law enforcement must also rely on a broad spectrum of sources to come to sound conclusions. Every smart cop knows that although it is good to obtain as much information as you can, the source must be scrutinized before you can apply it.

Compiled in a clear and concise manner this tailored selection of essential up-to-date research sites has been sorted for convenience.

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Government Legal Resources | Law Firm Resources

Law Schools & Universities | Academic Institutions

More Law Resources

Click on the links in the order listed to find and properly research legal issues :

How to
Research Guides and Videos - Boston College - 12 free research guides and 3 videos designed to teach users how to find and understand legal materials.


Start with Secondary Sources
Law About - Law Encyclopedia (Cornell LII)
Zimmerman's Research Guide - online encyclopedia for legal researchers
Tarlton Library - Content pages from law reviews
University Law Review Project - Full text search of law journals
American Law Institute (ALI) - For the status of Restatements of the Law drafts.

For General Research
Law Crawler - legal search engine
Law Runner - Search with an emphasis on U.S. law
Law Engine - A less extensive but easy to use legal search engine for more general research.

For International or Foreign Research
World LII
Guide to Law Online
SOSIG
Legislation Online (Europe only)

For United States Research
Statutory Sources
Federal
GPO ACCESS
THOMAS

State
SCRUFFY
LLSDC'S LEGISLATIVE SOURCEBOOK
CORNELL LII

Case Law Sources
Find Law - Cases & codes
Legal Information Institute-LII - Listing of state legal material
Lexis One - Large subscription database offers access to cases free