Information For Legal Professionals

Useful Psychology Web Sites

The AP-LS Web Site contains useful information about:

• Current research activities relevant to psychology and law
• Publications about psychology and law
• Upcoming and recent conferences
• Job listings in psychology and law

Other useful Web sites on psychology include:

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• Association for Psychological Science
• Links to Psychological Societies on the Internet
• Mental Health & Psychology Resources Online (from PsychCentral)

 

Legal Resources & Court Opinions

Sites that archive and publish recent court decisions:

• Supreme Court Opinions through The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School (also includes Federal Rules of Evidence, Criminal Procedures, Bankruptcy, and Civil Procedure)
• U.S. Courts of Appeals Page
  • D.C. Circuit
  • First Circuit
  • Second Circuit
  • Third Circuit
  • Fourth Circuit
  • Fifth Circuit
  • Sixth Circuit 
  • Seventh Circuit 
  • Eighth Circuit 
  • Ninth Circuit
  • Tenth Circuit
  • Eleventh Circuit 
  • Federal Circuit
• State Court Opinions (through LII/Cornell)
• State Court Opinions (through FindLaw)
• American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO)

Resources about Mental Health Law, including recent and important laws and cases:

• ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Virginia's Commission on Mental Health Law Reform
• Links to State Mental Health Courts (from National Center for State Courts)
• Mental Health Courts Resource Guide (from National Center for State Courts)
• Mental Health Law Links (from megalaw.com)
• Psychiatry and Law Updates
• Recent U.S. Court of Appeals Mental Health Law Decisions - from LII
• Summary of State Laws for Mental Health Treatment (from Treatment Advocacy Center)
• The Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project

Other Legal Resources:

• WashLaw Web

Criminal Justice Resources

Psychology and law and criminal justice share many interests.  The following links may be more appropriate for those interested in criminal justice or criminology:

• National or State Organizations & Agencies:
  • United States Department of Justice
  • Office of Justice Programs
    • Bureau of Justice Assistance
    • Bureau of Justice Statistics
    • National Institute of Justice
    • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    • Office for Victims of Crime
  • California Criminal Justice Statistics Center
  • Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center
  • Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
  • National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
  • National Center for State Courts
  • National Criminal Justice Association
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service
  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
  • The DNA Initiative (dna.gov)
  • U.S. Courts Home Page
• Educational Research Centers
  • Florida State University Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research
  • Stanford Criminal Justice Center
• Foundations & Other Organizations:
  • Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
  • Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
  • The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
  • Constitutional Rights Foundation - Criminal Justice Glossary
  • The Innocence Project
• Other Collections of Links:
  • AELE Useful Links
  • Florida State University Criminal Justice Links
  • George Mason University - Administration of Justice
  • University at Albany Criminal Justice Resources