College of DuPage Library - Criminal Justice 1151 Research Guide

Criminal Justice 1151 Research Guide
Constitutional Law

Research a Constitutional Law topic using resources suggested in this Research Guide. Possible topics might include: Government Wiretapping; Development of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights; Process to amend the U.S. Constitution; Free Speech and the Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act; Future of Affirmative Action in the U.S.; US Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges - Nomination/Appointment Process; Exclusionary Rule and the U.S. Supreme Court; In-depth Analysis of A Recent U.S. Supreme Court Case.

___Find Background Information

Browse through the Reference area of the Library to begin your research.

Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning -
Ref KF 4557 .P46
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution - Ref KF 4548 .E53
Evolving Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning
Ref KF 4548 .L54
Great American Court Cases - Ref KF 385 .A4 G68
The Oxford Guide to American Supreme Court Decisions. Reference KF 4548 .O 97 1999.
U.S. Constitution Research Guide (C.O.D. Library resources)
West’s Encyclopedia of American Law – Ref KF 154 .W47

Digest of United States Supreme Court Reports. Ref KF 101.1 .D5
U.S. Supreme Court Reports – Ref KF 101 .U584

___Find Books

Search the COD Library Catalog to locate a book or a chapter in a book on your topic.

___Find Magazine and Journal Articles

Find an article on a Constitutional Law topic on one of the Library databases. You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.

Academic OneFile Find magazine articles (many are full text) on constitutional law topics.
Academic Search Premier Another index to over 3000 journal and magazine articles (many are full text).
SocIndex With Fulltext Another index to journal articles with extensive coverage of sociology issues.
WestLaw Campus Researcher. For full-text court cases and law review articles, along with news and business articles.
More C.O.D. Library databases grouped by broad subject category.

___Find Newspaper Articles

Chicago Tribune
Search the Chicago Tribune for newspaper articles on constitutional law topics that pertain specifically to Illinois.
Proquest Newspapers (National) Simultaneously search the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post for newspaper articles on a constitutional law topic.
More C.O.D. Library newspaper databases.

___Find Web Sites

Exploring Constitution Law
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html
Find landmark cases and explore Constitutional law issues.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm
Useful links to FBI publications.
FindLaw US Supreme Court Center
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com
Find recent con law cases under "Browse Cases by Topic for Each Term."
MegaLaw.com
http://www.megalaw.com/top/constitutional.php
Check out the MegaLaw.com Constitutional Law Center page.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
http://landmarkcases.org
A resource center to help students explore the key issues of landmark cases.
NCJRS - National Criminal Justice Information Center
http://www.ncjrs.gov
An excellent resource for information on criminal justice information throughout the world. Select "View All Topics" to find publications on selected topics.
Open Jurist http://openjurist.org This website gives access to free published court opinions.
Selected Constitutional Law Decisions of the US Supreme Court
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/conlaw.htm
Highlights some landmark con law cases.

Cite Sources

Guides for citing your sources using MLA, APA, and other formats.
Go to Research Help>Citing Sources on the Library home page.

Dan Blewett , Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2279
blewett@cod.edu
Reference Desk: (630) 942-3364

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