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APA Style The official webpage of the APA. Features include a Basics of APA Style Video Tutorial and a helpful FAQ.
Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Duke University Libraries Guide to Citing Sources
Printed APA Style Manual
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. [UNCA RefDesk BF 76 .P83]
See Apendix 7.1, page 216 for references to citing legal materials.
Further Resources from our Legal Research Guide:
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (1997-98 ed.). Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School.
Organized by type of material, such as cases, laws, constitutions, etc.
Student guide to research in the digital age : how to locate and evaluate information sources / Leslie F. Stebbins.
Located in Ramsey Library's GENERAL COLLECTION (ZA3075 .S74 2006), this reference covers usage of many types of accessible information including books, e-books, articles, digitized collections, biographies, legal research and government documents. A critical chapter is devoted to citing sources, avoiding plagiarism, and organizing references.
Make an appointment with the UNCA Writing Center to get help with fomatting and developing your paper.
This guide is designed to support research in the course Psychology and the Law but is also useful as a primer for studies merging the two topics as well.
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Law and Legislation: this tab covers the legal aspects of the death penalty and provides state and international data. It lists key legal databases.
Social Aspects: this tab provides links for identifying books and key websites that discuss moral, ethical, societal and religious views on the topic. It also includes links to statistical data.
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Format and some content adapted from Capital Punishment by Stella Herzig, St. Ambrose University Library