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Treatise Finder: Criminal Law & Procedure

TREATISES AND SERVICES BY SUBJECT adapted for the UIC law library from PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL RESEARCH by Kent C. Olson (West, 2009)

Multi-Volume Treatises

Joel M. Androphy, White Collar Crime (2d ed. 2001-date), available in Westlaw

Sara Sun Beale et al., Grand Jury Law and Practice (2d ed. 1997-date), 10th floor KF9642.B43 , available in Westlaw

Susan W. Brenner & Lori E. Shaw, Federal Grand Jury: A Guide to Law and Practice (2d ed. 2006-date), 10th floor KF9642.B74, available in Westlaw

James G. Carr & Patricia L. Bellia, The Law of Electronic Surveillance (2d ed. 1986-2013), 10th floor KF9670 .C23, available in Westlaw

Joseph G. Cook, Constitutional Rights of the Accused (3d ed. 1996-date), 10th floor KF9625 .C772, available in Westlaw

Justin D. Franklin & Steven C. Bell, Searches and Seizures, Arrests and Confessions, available in Westlaw

Randy Hertz & James S. Liebman, Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure (7th ed. 2015), 10th floor KF9011 .L54, available in Lexis

Wayne R. LaFave et al., Criminal Procedure (4th ed. 2015), 10th floor KF9619 .L34, available in Westlaw

Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment (5th ed. 2012-date), 10th floor KF9630.L131, available in Westlaw

Wayne R. LaFave, Substantive Criminal Law, available in Westlaw

Mark S. Rhodes, Orfield’s Criminal Procedure Under the Federal Rules, available in Westlaw

Paul H. Robinson, Criminal Law Defenses (1984-date), 10th floor KF9240.R63, available in Westlaw

David S. Rudstein et al., Criminal Constitutional Law, available in Lexis

Charles E. Torcia, Wharton’s Criminal Law (15th ed. 1993-2013), 10th floor - KF9219.W555, available in Westlaw

One-Volume Treatises & Hornbooks

Thomas W. Hutchison et al., Federal Sentencing Law and Practice, 10th floor - KF9685.H978, available in Westlaw

Wayne R. LaFave, Criminal Law (5th ed. 2010), 6th floor (Academic Success & Reserve) KF9219.L131 2010

Wayne R. LaFave et al., Criminal Procedure (4th ed. 2004-date), 6th floor (Academic Success & Reserve) KF9619.L34 2015

Illinois Resources

Hunter's Trial Handbook for Illinois Lawyers, Criminal, 6th floor Reserve KFI1779.H8 2002

Ralph Ruebner, Colin Miller (eds.) Illinois Criminal Procedure, 6th floor Reserve KFI1775.I44 2010

John Decker, Ilinois Criminal Law,  9th floor KFI1761.D42 2012

Illinois Criminal Practice and Procedure, part of West's Illinois Practice Series, 9th floor KFI1280.D278 crp 2005 and available via Westlaw

Illinois Criminal Procedure, available via Lexis

IICLEs/ IICLE Smartbooks are practice-oriented guides published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education that cover a wide range of legal topics.  Complete print sets of the IICLEs are available on reserve and in the research collection on the 6th floor.  IICLEs are also available online to current UIC Law students, faculty, and staff via the IICLE Smartbooks link on the library's home page.

Criminal Records: Expungement and Other Relief 2024 Edition

Defending Criminal Cases: Pretrial Issues, Guilty Pleas, and Defenses 2025 Edition

Defending Criminal Cases: Trials, Sentencing, Appeals, and Posttrial Issues 2022 Edition

Defending DUI: Practice and Procedure 2024 Edition

Elements of Illinois Law: Criminal Law 2023 Edition

Federal Criminal Practice 2023 Edition