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Criminal Justice Research Databases

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Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window “ProQuest Criminal Justice is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.”
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Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers nearly 300 full-text periodicals and academic journals.
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Military Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Covers topics on all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering and more.
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Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window Full access to over 207,000 resources related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; and nonprofit organizations and private entities.
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Gun Regulation and Legislation in America This link opens in a new window Brings together essential periodicals, compiled legislative histories, CRS reports, Congressional hearings, United States Supreme Court briefs, monographs, and other related materials on the difficult and controversial topic of regulating firearms in the United States.
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Open Society Justice Initiative This link opens in a new window Reports, handbooks, briefing papers, and more exploring and advocating on issues of human rights and justice.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Contains over 4,000 in-depth research reports from 1923 to present on the world’s most pressing issues (gay marriage, gun control, Middle East conflicts, etc.) with data, charts, and visuals.
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SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window An interdisciplinary database that contains over 1,000 full text, online journals in the fields of business, education, health, the humanities, law enforcement, criminology, and other social sciences. Several of these journals are the most authoritative and influential in their fields. Access from 1999-present.
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Multidisciplinary eBook databases:

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary eBooks representing a broad range of subjects.
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Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window eBooks on a range of subjects such as business, information technology, education, engineering, health, history, humanities, life & physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.
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Films On Demand: Master Academic Package This link opens in a new window Full-length streaming videos in the humanities, social sciences, business, health, medicine, sciences, and mathematics fields.
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Alexander Street: Academic Video Online‎ This link opens in a new window A large multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos. Includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, raw footage, award-winning films, including Academy® and Emmy® winners, newly released films, and archival material previously unavailable.
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ImageQuest (Britannica) This link opens in a new window Nearly 3 million rights-cleared images from more than 50 collections including Getty Images, the National Portrait Gallery of London, and the National Geographic Society.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Specialized reference eBooks for background information on all subjects, including audio, video, and image results.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Specialized reference eBooks for background information on all subjects, including audio, video, and image results.
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Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window The largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world, this database contains articles, maps, images, videos, and yearbooks from 1993 to present. Use it instead of Wikipedia for your research!
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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window More than 50 reference eBooks in business, communications, history, law, literature, medicine, nation & world, science, and technology.
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Selected Resources

Public Administration Review Coverage: 1940-2009 (Vols. 1-69)
Crime & Delinquency "CAD focuses on issues and concerns that impact the criminal justice system, including the social, political and economic contexts of criminal justice, as well as the victims, criminals, courts and sanctions."
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Authoritative, balanced examinations on a variety of critical issues in criminal justice today include; organized crime, community policing, gangs, white-collar crime, and excessive police force. [from database]

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The primary civil liberties organization in the United States. Material on all types of civil liberties, from immigrants rights, to workplace rights.
American Correctional Association (ACA) An interdisciplinary organization of corrections professionals representing all aspects of criminal justice and corrections. Look here for news, conferences, and membership information.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data From: Institute of Social Research at University of Michigan This website gives access to data analysis, reports and publications and various data resource guides.
National Institute of Corrections From: The U.S. Department of Justice Practitioner and policy material on jails, prisons, and community corrections. Links to many full text corrections publications.

How to use this guide

This guide is designed to help you with your research, introducing a range of Criminal Justice resources available to you. The Criminal Justice Research Databases box lists databases recommended in your subject area that you can search to find articles, eBooks, etc.

Background Information

Snyder, L.F. (n.d.). Jail cell [Photograph].

Criminology This is a topic page, which contains background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from many Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!

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