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Calculating Justice: Mathematics and Criminal Law

Online guide looking at the importance of maths in the administration of justice such as the role of statistics and probability in forensic evidence or eyewitness statements. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in December 2013 on LLRX.com. The guide gives commentary on and links to United States cases, legal articles and books. Not all of the resources linked to are freely available.

Unwarranted DNA Sampling: The Legacy of Maryland v. King

Online guide to the collection of DNA data for the purposes of criminal investigation in the United States. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in May 2014 on LLRX.com. Resources linked to include articles from law journals and US cases following on from the 2013 Maryland v. King decision which held that DNA could be routinely collected from people arrested by the police. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

Clemency and The Vanishing Point of Decision Making

Online guide to the legal issues surrounding the clemency process and granting of pardons in United States law. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in January 2014 on LLRX.com. The guide provides commentary and links to Supreme, Federal and State Court cases relating to clemency and to law review articles and news items. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

3D Printing: The Manufactory of Knowledge

Online guide providing commentary and links to law articles, reports and news items focusing on the legal implications of 3D printing. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in March 2014 on LLRX.com. Aspects of the law covered in the guide include product liability, forensics and firearms, patent and copyright law. The emphasis is on United States law throughout. Not all of the resources linked to are freely available.

Comforting witnesses, discomforting due process

This online guide brings together judicial opinions, articles and bibliographies on the role of ‘comfort aids’ in United States courts and in victim-offender mediation. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in June 2014 on LLRX.com. The aids referred to include toys, human beings and dogs and are usually provided for child witnesses. LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) is a free online web journal for legal information professionals.

Researching International Tax Law

Online guide to international tax law written by Christopher Dykes who is Head of Public Services at the University of Houston Law Center’s O’Quinn Law Library. The guide was published in 2012 (and updated in 2024) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides an introduction to the subject covering both primary and secondary sources with links to materials made available online.

Law Review Commons

The Law Review Commons website brings together law reviews and legal journals provided online by United States universities via bepress Digital Commons repositories. This open access collection contains both current and archive issues, which can be freely searched across a common platform. A simple keyword search engine is offered along with an advanced option allowing users to search within fields and by date range. Reviews are organised by title and subject. Individual articles can be browsed by legal topic, such as litigation, contracts, courts, criminal procedure or environmental law.

US International Grantmaking

United States international Grantmaking (USIG) is a not-for-profit joint project of the Council on Foundations and the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. The purpose of its website is to give guidance and information, but not legal advice, to potential grantmakers. The site provides a survey of relevant laws for a wide selection of jurisdictions. For each country, the survey focuses on nonprofit organisations, tax laws, legal forms and other relevant legislation, combined with specific local legal issues eg. political activities or legislation against discrimination.

Database of Federal Statute Names

Free database of popular names of US federal statutes, compiled by Yale’s Lillian Goldman Law Library. The main focus is on names which do not communicate clearly the subject of the legislation, for example the ‘Rankin Act’ and the ‘Serve America Act’. For each statute, the official citations and short title (if any) are given. Each statute title is categorised using the following list of types: Sponsor, Description, Honor, Case, Tribe, Victim, Political Description, Location, Undefined, Award, Abbreviation, Acrostic, Private Law, Institution.

Discover Criminal Justice

Free website providing a directory of more than 5,000 accredited criminal justice courses available in the United States, together with careers articles and interviews with criminal justice experts from academia, legal practice and the police force. All degree levels are covered by the directory, including doctoral programmes, and it includes a variety of specialisms, such as court reporting, juvenile justice, criminology, counter-terrorism, IT, international criminal justice and legal studies.

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