Doing Legal Research: A Guide for Social Scientists and Mental Health Professionals

by Roberta A. Morris, Daniel W. Shuman, Bruce Dennis Sales, et al.

Book Overview

This useful volume will help researchers and practitioners ensure the legal relevance of their initial research question as well as conduct their own evaluation of the primary legal materials. The book describes how to use a law library to: find, cite and track cases; uncover statutes passed by the state legislatures; examine the legislative history of these statutes and administrative rules and regulations; and discover decisions promulgated by state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803934297
• ISBN13: 9780803934290
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.5"