Criminal Justice
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Most Useful DatabasesA multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text). An index of journals, books, and conference papers in sociology, social work, and criminology. (Some full-text). A comprehensive index of journals, trade magazines, books, and reports in criminal justice. (Citations only). An index of journals and trade magazines in criminal justice, security management, and related fields. (Some full-text). National Criminal Justice Reference Service Reports, books, and newsletters in criminal justice from 1997 to date with abstracts back to 1960. (Some full-text). Start here for psychology research. A comprehensive index of journals, books, and dissertations. (Some full-text). Journals in communications, criminology, education, health, management, political science, psychology, and sociology. (Full-text). The best source for legal research, plus news and business information. (Full-text).
Other DatabasesA database of business journals and magazines, company profiles, country reports, industry profiles, and market research reports. (Some full-text). Catalog of Government Publications An index of federal government publications, including Congressional reports and testimony. (Some full-text). Center for Problem-Oriented Policing Free website with reports on specific crime problems and law enforcement responses. (Full-text). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Reports on human rights by country. Covers prisons, police, trials, civil liberties, women, minorities, worker rights, etc. (Full-text). Electronic books in almost every
field. Features include full-text searching, bookmarks, and
personal notes. (Full-text). Gale Virtual Reference Library Basic information on almost any topic from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text). An Internet search engine for scholarly journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased content. Local, national, and international newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, New York Times, and Times of London. (Full-text). Scholarly journals from many fields.
Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years)
are not included. (Full-text). Spanish- and Portuguese-language newspapers from 11 Latin American countries. (Full-text). An index of scholarly journals in law, the sociology of law, and criminal justice. (Some full-text). A database of news, legal information, and business information. (Full-text). U.S. Congressional publications such as bills, hearings, speeches, and voting records.(Full-text). National Institute of Corrections Library Free website with research reports on prisons, jails, probation, and parole. (Full-text). Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text). An archive of the newspaper from 1980 to present. (Full-text). A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text). The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. (Full-text). A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Essays on controversial topics from books, magazines, journals, news, primary source, and web sites. (Full-text). An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only). A catalog of 58 million books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries. (Citations only).
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