Fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. Articles include brief descriptions of each issue's historical background, profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations, details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state, and comprehensive bibliographies that include print and Web resources and lists of relevant organizations.
Offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events in the news. Not a pro and con database, Global Issues in Context is a truly non-U.S. centric resource that ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues. You can browse by issues and topics, view streaming video, or search by region of the world using an interactive world map.
Comprehensive database for news, business, legal, medical, and general reference sources. You can also validate your legal research more quickly and completely with their Shepard's Citations Service. Shepard’s helps you easily confirm that your case law citations are still good law.
A searchable database of more than 7,000 full-text reports and publications in crime, criminal justice, victims, prison populations, drugs, court systems and corrections.
Comprehensive database covering over 160 subjects. It includes the full-text of over 400 newspapers, nearly 30,000 dissertations and millions of articles from scholarly journals.
Provides reporting and analysis of local, regional, national, and international news. Newspapers included are: The New York Times (1980- Present), The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Barron's, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Washington Post.
ONLY current HCC Paralegal students have permission to access this database. Please contact your Paralegal instructor about registering, or visit the Library Reference Desk for more information.