Titles by Subject - Criminal Justice
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| Academic Search Premier |
Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost) is a multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
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BigChalk eLibrary serves as a starting point for student inquiry. eLibrary features a powerful user interface designed to make research easy. Students find the answers they need from more than 2,500 fulltext magazines, newspapers, reference books, and transcripts - plus thousands of pictures, maps, web links, and audio/video files.
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Britannica Online includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, the Britannica Student Encyclopaedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. It also provides an Internet directory to more than 300,000 sites selected by Britannica editors. This resource is also filed under Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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| Bureau of Justice Statistics | The Bureau of Justice Statistics' mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data, offered free on the web, are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded. (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs) |
| Criminal Justice Collection | Criminal Justice Collection (InfoTrac) provides sources helpful for those studying to become lawyers, law enforcement officers, paralegals, for those preparing a career in Homeland Security, and much more. Users will have access to 150 journals. |
| Criminal Justice Periodicals | Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest) is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. The database bridges theory with practice by providing information geared to those interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security -- as well as scholars and other researchers who study the causes, trends, and societal impacts of crime. |
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Ebrary is a comprehensive subscription database of e-books and other authoritative materials that includes more than 37,000 titles in 16 key subject areas. Students will need to download the ebrary reader onto their computer in order to read the available items. There is a download tab on the main page of ebrary that you may click to download.
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| Encyclopaedia Britannica | Encyclopaedia Britannica Online includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, the Britannica Student Encyclopaedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. It also provides an Internet directory to more than 300,000 sites selected by Britannica editors. This resource is also filed under Britannica Online. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac) provides information on topics from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!
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FBI Uniform Crime Reports |
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. Today, several annual statistical publications, such as the comprehensive Crime in the United States, are produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States. (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr) |
| Films On Demand | Films On Demand offers streaming educational videos in a variety of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, business, science, math, health and medicine. |
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General OneFile (InfoTrac) is a one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
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General Reference Center Gold (InfoTrac) is a general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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JSTOR provides access to archived backfiles of journals in arts & sciences, language & literature, general science, ecology & botany, and music. The full-text of journals is provided for each title beginning with Volume 1. Recent volumes may or may not be included, depending on the agreement between JSTOR and the publishers. Some titles may be from 2 to 5 years behind current publishing. Journals may be browsed or searched.
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LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
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| Military & Intelligence Database |
Military & Intelligence Database (InfoTrac) has over 10 million articles (80% full-text) from more than 500 titles and basic reference materials.
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service |
The National Criminal Justice References Service (NCJRS) is a free government database offering extensive reference and referral services to help you find answers to your questions about crime and justice-related research, policy, and practice. Search Questions & Answers to access hundreds of questions related to juvenile and criminal justice, victim assistance, drug policy, and NCJRS services. (http://ncjrs.gov/index.html) University of Maryland provides a guide to using NCJRS.(www.lib.umd.edu/guides/ncjrs.html) |
| National Institute of Justice | National Institute of Justice is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. NIJ produces print and electronic publications, tools, and training materials about crime and justice. (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/publications/welcome.htm) |
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NetLibrary contains electronic books you can read online. Through our subscription with NetLibrary, you have access to over 19,000 books covering a wide variety of issues. ***NetLibrary is now owned by EBSCO.***
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| Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families. (http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org) |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (InfoTrac) is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
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| Points of View |
Points of View (Ebsco) is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of 250 current issues. Similar to the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.
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| War & Terrorism Collection | War & Terrorism Collection (InfoTrac) is a definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes. References include 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. |
| Westlaw | Westlaw Campus Research provides a comprehensive collection of news, business and law related information for students. |
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WilsonWeb OmniFile Full Text (now owned by EBSCO) dramatically expands your periodical resources with electronic access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from over 4,000 journals. Coverage back as early as 1982 ensures that every search is as deep as it is broad. Users have access to information on virtually any subject.
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| World Book Encyclopedia | World Book Online provides online access to the popular encyclopedia. |