Criminal investigation process
Updated Term 4 2022
Where to go to research for this task
FIRST read this page on finding resources for Legal Studies. It includes information on the research process, how to improve your searches, how to find and use academic articles, and places you can go to find news articles, legislation, cases etc.
If you are using Google, add site:.au at to your search to limit your results to Australian websites.
If you are having trouble finding good information with Google, try Sweetsearch, a search engine for students that is designed to give you more useful results. If you do this, add site:.au to your search to make sure you are getting Australian results.
For academic articles, use the State Library NSW Legal Studies eResources. You can register your local library card to access these databases. We highly recommend this as it will give you access to much better resources than the ones available via Google or other search engines. If you need help, speak to Miss Hewson. We have a guide to using academic articles.
To search a broad range of media outlets at once, use Google News. Add site:.au to your search to limit the search to Australia.
When you do your bibliography, you can use the SLASA Referencing Generator.
As you search, remember to evaluate resources for their trustworthiness. Websites that end in .gov are good for Legal Studies.
FIRST read this page on finding resources for Legal Studies. It includes information on the research process, how to improve your searches, how to find and use academic articles, and places you can go to find news articles, legislation, cases etc.
If you are using Google, add site:.au at to your search to limit your results to Australian websites.
If you are having trouble finding good information with Google, try Sweetsearch, a search engine for students that is designed to give you more useful results. If you do this, add site:.au to your search to make sure you are getting Australian results.
For academic articles, use the State Library NSW Legal Studies eResources. You can register your local library card to access these databases. We highly recommend this as it will give you access to much better resources than the ones available via Google or other search engines. If you need help, speak to Miss Hewson. We have a guide to using academic articles.
To search a broad range of media outlets at once, use Google News. Add site:.au to your search to limit the search to Australia.
When you do your bibliography, you can use the SLASA Referencing Generator.
As you search, remember to evaluate resources for their trustworthiness. Websites that end in .gov are good for Legal Studies.
Resources to get you started
Crime and justice statistics - Australian Bureau of Statistics
NSW Criminal Courts Statistics - NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Investigation Process - NSW Police
Judicial Commission of NSW
Mutual assistance - Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
International Crime Cooperation Central Authority - Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
Academic articles
Daly, K 2016, 'Criminal justice system: Aims and processes', in Palmer, D, de Lint, W and Dalton, D (eds), 2017, Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology, 5th edition, Lawbook Co., Sydney. Accessed 23 October 2020. <www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/234328/2017-Daly-and-Sarre-Criminal-Justice-System-pre-print.pdf>
Stahn, C 2018, 'International criminal justice procedures', A Critical Introduction to International Criminal Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 269-380. Accessed 23 October 2020. <https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/critical-introduction-to-international-criminal-law/international-criminal-justice-procedures/AF54034AB2ADC4BAA59A92A7E95CDE0B/core-reader>
Global Rights Compliance, 2016, Basic investigative standards for first responders to international crime. Accessed 23 October 2020. <https://www.globalrightscompliance.com/uploads/a6dc7697658cbdfbce35ebfed31f5508.pdf>
Crime and justice statistics - Australian Bureau of Statistics
NSW Criminal Courts Statistics - NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Investigation Process - NSW Police
Judicial Commission of NSW
Mutual assistance - Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
International Crime Cooperation Central Authority - Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
Academic articles
Daly, K 2016, 'Criminal justice system: Aims and processes', in Palmer, D, de Lint, W and Dalton, D (eds), 2017, Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology, 5th edition, Lawbook Co., Sydney. Accessed 23 October 2020. <www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/234328/2017-Daly-and-Sarre-Criminal-Justice-System-pre-print.pdf>
Stahn, C 2018, 'International criminal justice procedures', A Critical Introduction to International Criminal Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 269-380. Accessed 23 October 2020. <https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/critical-introduction-to-international-criminal-law/international-criminal-justice-procedures/AF54034AB2ADC4BAA59A92A7E95CDE0B/core-reader>
Global Rights Compliance, 2016, Basic investigative standards for first responders to international crime. Accessed 23 October 2020. <https://www.globalrightscompliance.com/uploads/a6dc7697658cbdfbce35ebfed31f5508.pdf>
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