Publications

The relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve is under the microscope in many communities. Police Accountability: Civilian Advisory and Review Boards in North Carolina Local Government addresses the goals and operations of civilian advisory and review boards in North Carolina. The national picture of the goals, functions, and models of advisory and review...

This guide focuses on what a G.S. 35A guardian ad litem attorney should do in the first week after being appointed. Strategies are explored that will improve client representation and help attorneys better manage their workloads and stress. This guide highlights concrete steps that guardian ad litem attorneys can incorporate into their practices to hit the ground running early, including how...

 This supplement covers legislation enacted and case law decided from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2020. It is an essential companion to North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, Seventh Edition, 2012, which incorporates statutory changes made through the 2011 session of the General Assembly and case law through December 31, 2011.

Purchase of the 2020...

The fifth edition of Local Government in North Carolina is an interactive textbook that can be used at the K-12 level, by informal learners, adult education programs, and as a supplement for civic education programs such as local government citizens academies. The e-book is enhanced with multimedia features, such as augmented reality, videos, podcast and interactive data charts. The book...

This item is a package of Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina and the 2020 Cumulative Supplement to Arrest, Search and Investigation.  

This book covers the legal rules that govern an officer’s authority to enforce laws and to investigate criminal offenses. It also covers the basic rules of evidence in criminal cases. Supplementary material is placed in footnotes at the...

Appointed boards are a vital part of local government in North Carolina. This book provides model procedural rules for their meetings.  The model rules cover, among many other topics, the organizational meeting, open meetings law requirements, the role of the presiding officer, agenda preparation and approval, substantive and procedural motions, voting, and public hearings.  Legal and...

The eleventh edition of the North Carolina Guidebook for Registers of Deeds is the updated essential resource for registers of deeds and those who depend on their services. In addition to updating the prior edition's comprehensive description and analysis of the law and practice for office operations, public records management, real estate instrument registration and indexing, and marriage...

See below for a free PDF download of the 2016 Supplement.

Notice: The 2019 Supplement to North Carolina Crimes is now available. Please click here to purchase.

In addition, the School of Government is offering free access to NC Crimes Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic through June 1. For access, visit crimes.sog.unc.edu and register using the code COVIDJUNE2020.

This supplement covers legislation enacted and...

Designed as a reference for North Carolina judges and litigants, this supplement discusses Davis v. Washington, the United States Supreme Courts first decision interpreting Crawford; describes a number of key issues that remain open even after Davis; and summarizes significant Crawford cases decided since publication of Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later

 This is an update to the 2019 edition of North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases.