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Online Resouces

Office of Law Revision Council United States Code
The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
Code of Federal Regulations (Annual Edition)
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation.

Podcast

Paralegal Voice Podcast

Journals

National Institute of Justice Journal This link opens in a new window
Articles for criminal justice policymakers and practitioners to stay informed about new developments.

Indiana Procedure

Terms & Concepts

Aggression: Topic
A form of behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack. It may appear either appropriate and self-protective.
Blue Laws: Topic
A number of repressive puritanical laws of the colonial period, forbidding any secular activity on Sundays.
Civil Rights: Topic
the personal rights of any citizen of a country to freedom and equality, regardless of race, religion, sex or sexuality.
Corn Laws: Topic
The laws introduced in Britain in 1804 to protect domestic farmers against foreign competition by the imposition of a heavy duty on foreign corn: repealed in 1846.
Eminent Domain: Topic
The right of a state to confiscate private property for public use, payment usually being made to the owners in compensation.
Gang: Topic
Group of people organized for a common purpose, often criminal.
Gun Control: Topic
Attempts to legislate the right to own and bear arms.
Hostage: Topic
Person held by another as a guarantee that certain actions or promises will or will not be carried out. During periods of internal turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages.
Human Rights: Topic
Rights (as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution) regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons.
Law: Topic
Rules of conduct of any organized society, however simple or small, that are enforced by threat of punishment if they are violated.
Liability: Topic
In law, an obligation of one party to another, usually to compensate financially. It is a fundamental aspect of tort law, although liability may also arise from duties entered into by special agreement.
Mafia: Topic
Secret society reputed to control organized crime such as gambling, loansharking, drug traffic, prostitution, and protection; connected with the Camorra of Naples.
Organized Crime: Topic
Criminal activities organized and coordinated on a national scale, often with international connections.
Secret Police: Topic
A police organization operating for the most part in secrecy and especially for the political purposes of its government often with terroristic methods.
Violence: Topic
What is violence? Violence is an aggressive form of behavior. It is an intentional act against another person.

Books at the Library

Books at the Library
These titles can be found at the Valparaiso and Michigan City locations.

The Valparaiso Library has a full legal library on site for on campus use.

eBooks

American Government: Supreme Court by John Perritano
ISBN: 9781680211191
Publication Date: 2016
Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intellectual Property Law by Jason Mazzone
ISBN: 9780804760065
Publication Date: 2011
Criminal Justice: an Examination : A Conversation with Julian Roberts by Howard Burton
Call Number: Proquest: eBook Central
ISBN: 9781771701532
Publication Date: 2021
Justice, Crime, and Ethics by Michael C. Braswell; Belinda R. McCarthy; Bernard J. McCarthy
Call Number: ProQuest
ISBN: 9781315455846
Publication Date: 2017
Law 101 by Jay Feinman
ISBN: 9780199341696
Publication Date: 2014
Legal Research by Stephen Elias; Susan Levinkind; Richard Stim (Editor)
Call Number: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
ISBN: 9781413306934
Publication Date: 2007
Paralegal Career Starter by LearningExpress Staff
ISBN: 9781576850985
Publication Date: 1998

Legal Systems

Administrative law: Topic
Law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the course of their operation.
Canon Law: Topic
The law governing the affairs of a Christian Church, especially the law created or recognized by papal authority in the Roman Catholic Church.
Civil Law: Topic
The part of a country’s law that deals with the rights, etc of its citizens, rather than crimes.
Commercial Law: Topic
The principles and rules drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions.
Common Law: Topic
System of law that prevails in England and in countries colonized by England. The name is derived from the medieval theory that the law administered by the king's courts represented the common custom of the realm.
Criminal Law: Topic
The branch of law dealing with unlawful acts which are offences against the public and society generally.
International Law: Topic
Body of rules considered legally binding in the relations between national states, also known as the law of nations. It is sometimes called public international law in contrast to private international law (or conflict of laws), which regulates private legal affairs affected by more than one jurisdiction.
Labor Law: Topic
Legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income.
Maritime Law: Topic
System of law concerning navigation and overseas commerce. Because ships sail from nation to nation over seas no nation owns, nations need to seek agreement over customs related to shipping.
Military Law: Topic
The statutes, codes, and common traditions relating to and executed by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel.

Films on Demand

Framework for Democracy-Legal Precedent
The United States Judiciary is distinctive from the two elected branches of government in that it is both a legal and political body. Understand the different sources of law in judicial decision making. Learn about the pressures exerted on the Court.
Lawmaking
This program shows the process of lawmaking. Through dozens of interviews at state capitols across the United States, we meet officials in state legislatures and learn about their respective roles in the making of laws. We meet the speakers of the Senate and House, the minority leaders, the chief clerks; see caucuses, committees, and lobbyists in action; and develop an understanding of how they interact.
Series: Understanding Government
The Constitution and Foundations of Government