Criminal justice projects occasionally involve basic legal research. For the student, this usually means finding a law (statute) or the text of a court case. Generally, the Web has made it much easier to acquire such materials. In this chapter you will:

• Learn the difference between statutes and court cases
• Learn the basic sources for statutues
• Learn the basic sources for court cases
• Learn how to read simple legal citations

Next: Differences Between Statutes and Court Cases