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Doing legal research : a guide for social scientists and mental health professionals / Roberta Morris, Bruce D. Sales, Daniel W. Shuman.

Title
Doing legal research : a guide for social scientists and mental health professionals / Roberta Morris, Bruce D. Sales, Daniel W. Shuman.
Author
Morris, Roberta A.
Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Sales, Bruce Dennis
  • Shuman, Daniel W.
Description
x, 139 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
Doing Legal Research will enable researchers and practitioners to develop a proficiency in using legal materials by describing how to use the law library to find, cite, and track the following: cases; statutes passed by the state legislatures or Congress; legislative history of these statutes; and administrative rules, regulations, and decisions promulgated by state and federal administrative agencies (such as the Environmental Protection Agency). In addition, the book includes exercises that give readers an opportunity to go into the law library and test developing skills on genuine legal questions. After reading this book, researchers will not only have the skills that will ensure the legal relevance of their initial research question but also the ability to conduct their own evaluation of the legal materials.
Series Statement
Applied social research methods series ; v. 43
Uniform Title
Applied social research methods series v. 43.
Subject
  • Legal research > United States
  • Mental health personnel > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Social scientists > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Legal research
Genre/Form
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Handbooks and manuals.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-131) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction to legal research -- Finding case law -- Finding statutes and legislative history-- Finding administrative rules, regulations, decisions, and orders.
ISBN
  • 0803934297 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0803934289 (cloth : acid-free paper)
LCCN
^^^96035664^
OCLC
  • 35548808
  • SCSB-10144751
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library