3 v. Brief articles on terms, cases, crimes, issues and concepts. Glossary, chronology and index in v. 3. Guide to American Law. REF KF 156 .G77 1983. 12 v. Comprehensive coverage of law and legal topics, historical and current.
Some longer articles have bibliographical references.
V. 12 is overall index, plus there are individual indexes in each volume. Good for major legislation and cases. Note publication date. Amendments, starting with Bill of Rights, are in v. 5. Encyclopedia of the Consitution.