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Legal Reference Resources

Reference Resources include materials like Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. They are very important in Legal Research to get an overview of a topic or area of law, especially if you are unfamiliar with it.

Black's Law Dictionary 12th Edition, Hardcover by Bryan A. Garner (Editor)
Call Number: KF156.B53 2024 in Reference Collection
ISBN: 9798350290905
Burtons Legal Thesaurus 5th Edition by William C. Burton
Call Number: KF156 .B856 2013 in Reference Collection
Publication Date: 2013-09-26
Criminal Law: A Desk Reference by Paul Bergman
Call Number: KF9217 .B47 2018
ISBN: 9781413325768
Criminal Justice in America by Carla Lewandowski (Editor); Jeff Bumgarner (Editor)
Call Number: ebook available online
ISBN: 9781440862625
Publication Date: 2020-11-17

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law (2022)
Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents

Michigan Law and Practice Encyclopedia (not updated) by John Wagner (Editor); Lexis Law Publishing Staff
Call Number: Reference KFM4265 .M5 M52
ISBN: 9780327006435

National Survey of State Laws (HeinOnline)
Online version of National Survey of State Laws

National Survey of State Laws
Call Number: Reference KF386 .N38 2022
ISBN: 9780837742694
Publication Date: 2022

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