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Useful websites

Courts and tribunals – links page: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/Corporate/ll_corporate.nsf/pages/LL_courts_tribunals_index

Australian Institute of Criminology: http://www.aic.gov.au/

Crime types: http://www.aic.gov.au/en/crime_types.aspx

New South Wales Police Force: http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/

New South Wales Police code of ethics: http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/policies__and__procedures/policies/code_of_conduct_and_ethics

The Innocence project (US): http://www.innocenceproject.org/

Admissibility of evidence: http://www.envlaw.com.au/handout6.pdf

Legal Aid NSW: http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp

Online Mock Trial: http://www.abc.net.au/mocktrial/default.htm

Austlii NSW case law data base: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/nsw//

Hint: Austlii is a very extensive data base that uses Boolean search procedures; you can select part of the data base to search using key words. Selecting only journal articles can provide some interesting discussions on different aspects and perspectives of the law: http://www.austlii.edu.au/catalog/207.html

Explanation of court diversion programs: http://www.aija.org.au/research/australasian-therapeutic-jurisprudence-clearinghouse/court-diversion-programs.html

Children’s Court: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/childrenscourt

International Criminal Court: http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Situations+and+Cases/

INTERPOL: http://www.interpol.int/

General legal information:

LawAccess – information portal for the NSW Justice and Attorney Generals Department: http://www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au/

Lawstuff – a web site for young people: http://www.lawstuff.org.au/