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LEX 120

Legal Research/Writing

Resarch Databases

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Crime in North Carolina (Uniform Crime Report)
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on the age, race, and sex of persons arrested for all crimes except traffic violations.
Databases A-Z
An alphabetical listing of databases available from SPCC Libraries.

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Find articles from peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and newspapers on all subjects.

LawHelpNC
Find information and links about your legal rights, the law, the courts, legal forms and more

Entrepreneurship This link opens in a new window
Database that includes business start-up plans, video clips, journals, business cases, and more.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
This database is a portal for computer-assisted legal research, newspaper search, and consumer information.

Books

North Carolina Legal Research Guide by Scott Childs; Nick Sexton; Igor I. Kavass
Call Number: KFN 7475 .M38 2009
ISBN: 9780837731117
South Piedmont - OCH
Black's Law Dictionary, Standard Ninth Edition by Bryan A. Garner
Call Number: KF 156 B53 2009
ISBN: 9780314199492
South Piedmont - OCH

Digital Films

Films on Demand - Paralegal
Films on demand offers full-length videos covering the subject of paralegal. These films would be helpful to you for research purposes. Clips from these films could also be useful to you to show during class presentations.