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Guide for 1Ls: Criminal Law

General

Criminal Law materials are generally found in the call number range KF 9201-9461. Related Subject Headings include:

Criminal law -- United States

Criminal liability -- United States

Searches and seizures -- United States

Civil rights -- United States

CALI Lessons

CALI's Subject Area Index on Criminal Law covers lessons on numerous topics, including actus reus, defenses, and homicide. CALI's Subject Outline allows you to search for terms of art corresponding to topics you are studying to find related CALI Lessons. 

Digital Study Aids

Many of the study aids available in print are also available in our digital study aid collections. You can find the Understanding series and Questions & Answers in the LexisNexis Digital Library. You can find Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Outlines and CrunchTime, and Glannon Guides in the Aspen Learning Library--note that you can filter for criminal law resources.

Study Guides

One-Volume Treatises & Hornbooks

Wayne R. LaFave, Criminal Law. 6th Floor (Reserve & Academic Success) - KF9219.L131 2003.

Multi-Volume Treatises

Wayne R. LaFave, Substantive Criminal Law (Westlaw). 10th Floor - KF9219.B295.

Paul H. Robinson, Criminal Law Defenses (Westlaw). 10th Floor - KF9240.R63.

Charles E. Torcia, Wharton’s Criminal Law (Westlaw). 10th Floor - KF9219.W555.