Library Guides: Criminal Law: Get started

Australian legal dictionaries

Legal dictionaries:

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Encyclopaedias

Legal encyclopaedias:

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Key websites

Australian Institute of Criminology
National research centre on crime and justice. Undertakes and communicates evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.
Australian Criminal intelligence Commission
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland)
Queensland Law Reform Commission
Legal Aid Queensland
Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC)
Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council

Legal Research Essentials

Legal Research Essentials consists of 4 modules that guide you through everything you should know about legal research with the University of Queensland Library. The modules cover getting started at the library, secondary resources, case law, legislation, and plagiarism and referencing.

Legal Research Essentials

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Find journals, books, looseleaf services, legislation and case law about criminal law.