Crime
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Reports and articles from the web
- NSW Parliamentary Library Research Papers
Lists all full text background and briefing papers on crime. - Australian Institute of Criminology publications
- Crime and Justice Bulletins
Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) - New South Wales Criminal Court Statistics
Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) - New South Wales Recorded Crime Statistics
Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) - Criminal law survival kit
Website created and updated by John Stratton, a public defender.
Hot Topics - download from web or find at the library
- Drugs and the Law, Hot Topics 59 (PDF 1499kb)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2006. - Terrorism, Hot Topics 58 (PDF 1519kb)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2006. - Sexual Assault, Hot Topics 56 (PDF 1531kb)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2006. - Sentencing, Hot Topics 55 (PDF 643kb)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2005. - Juvenile Justice, Hot Topics 49 (via AustLII)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2004. - Domestic Violence, Hot Topics 66 (PDF 1702kb)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2008. - Intellectual Disability & Criminal Law, Hot Topics 39 (via AustLII)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2002. - Human Genetic Information (DNA testing, evidence), Hot Topics 36 (via AustLII)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2002. - International Law (international crime), Hot Topics 31 (via AustLII)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2001.
Media - find newspaper and journal articles
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AGISPlus via Informit. A database that includes the fulltext of journal articles.
Suggested search terms: crime, sentencing, juvenile justice, law reform, circle sentencing.
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Proquest ANZ Newsstand. A database of fulltext newspaper articles.
Suggested search terms: crime, sentencing, juvenile justice, law reform, circle sentencing, mental illness, juries.
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Infocus. You can purchase articles from the State Library, or ask your school or local library to order them.
Tip: Select Legal Studies as HSC Subject. Search key words such as crime.
Key legislation
- Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
- Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW)
- Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Finding cases
- LIAC Crime Library (PDF 421kb). Published by Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), this is a guide to finding information about well-known criminal cases.
- AustLII Australasian Legal Information Institute
Texts and reports at the library
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Law Handbook, 11th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2009. See Chapter 4 Arrest, interrogation and bail, Chapter 14 Court, Chapter 16 Criminal Law.
Find at your local public library or at the State Library.
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Brown, Farrier, Neal and Weisbrot's criminal laws: materials & commentary, 4th ed, Federation Press, 2006.
Find at your local public library or at the State Library.
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Criminal law, by R.B. Wilson, 5th ed, LawBook Company, 2004
Find at your local public library or at the State Library.
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Introducing the law, by Gary N Heilbronn, 7th ed, CCH, 2008. See Chapter 8 which provides an excellent overview of the criminal procedure.
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An overview of criminal practice, in College of Law Practice Papers Part CR201, published by LexisNexis. Note, there are other useful practice papers relating to bail applications, pleas and sentencing options.
Available online from the State Library only.
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