Library: Criminal Justice: CJ Library databases & More

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Criminal Justice Students:

Welcome to the Criminal Justice library research guide.

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Recommended weblinks for CJ students

Criminology
Browse the journal Criminology for topics. You will be prompted to log in with you SC4 portal username & password.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Bureau of Justice Statistics

CJ Databases

Use your SC4 email address (jlastname@student.sc4.edu) and password to access electronic library resources from off campus. Detailed directions are available here.

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Why search here?
This database provides research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law and industrial security.

What is included?
Full-text articles published in U.S. and international criminal justice journals.
Westlaw - Campus Research
Why search here?
Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.

What is included?
Court cases, statues & court rules, regulations, administrative decisions & guidance, secondary sources, briefs, proposed & enacted legislation, proposed & adopted regulations. Plus, civil rights legal materials & news, COVID-19 legal materials & news, and legislative history.

Gale eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

Issues and Controversies
Why search here?
This resource helps students and researchers understand today's crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education and popular culture.

What is included?
Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents key facts arguments, history, and current context - an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.

More library databases related to Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Podcasts

The Appeal
The Appeal, hosted by Adam Johnson, is where we take a deeper look at the most important criminal justice stories of the week—featuring reporters, lawyers, activists, analysts, and those personally affected by the American legal system.
Criminal (In)justice
Criminal Injustice began in 2015 as a collaboration between University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris and NPR station WESA in Pittsburgh. Sometimes challenging, often disturbing, occasionally absurd, always timely: Criminal Injustice explores the most complex and urgent issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system in conversation with the field's most knowledgeable experts.
Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast - Hosted by Patrick Fitzgibbons
A podcast for the criminal justice professional, created by a criminal justice professional - Discussions about criminal justice,life, business and entrepreneurship.
Undisclosed Podcast
The Undisclosed podcast investigates wrongful convictions, and the U.S. criminal justice system, by taking a closer look at the perpetration of a crime, its investigation, the trial, and ultimate verdict... and finding new evidence that never made it to court.

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CJ Databases

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