Green River LibGuides: OER and Other Free or Low-Cost Resources: Criminal Justice and Law: Law

Law Resources

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
From the Open Textbook and the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
Introduction to Criminal Law
From the U of MN Libraries Publishing and Open Textbooks.
Fundamental Cases in Criminal Justice
"This text provides edited and abridged cases that are intended to be easy to read and provide lower division students with a gentle introduction to key legal concepts that define the workings of our criminal justice system." By Adam J. McKee.
Business Law, Ethics, and Sustainability
Fundamentals of Business Law
"This book is an introductory survey of the legal topics required in undergraduate business law classes." Registration (free) with merlot.org is required for access.

Constitutional Law: Structures of Power and Individual Rights
From MIT Open Courseware.
Basics of Criminal Law
Five online videos from the National Paralegal College.

Fundamental Cases in Criminal Justice
"This text provides edited and abridged cases that are intended to be easy to read and provide lower division students with a gentle introduction to key legal concepts that define the workings of our criminal justice system." By Adam J. McKee.

LawShelf
Video courses, from National Paralegal College.
Exploring Constitutional Law
"This is a site for law students. It includes notes about important constitutional issues, links to Supreme Court opinions, images, quizzes, and questions for students." By Doug Lilnder, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
57 learning objects, including many in forensics -- e.g.: Collecting Biological Evidence, Dusting for Fingerprints, Spatter Drop Dynamics on Impact, DNA Collection Methods, etc. From WiscOnline.
MERLOT Criminal Justice Community Portal
An "educational resource for teaching and learning."

The legal research guide includes many free and free to students resources. Be sure to check for resources!