LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Finding Articles

Scholarly vs. Popular

Searches reports and research from official government websites including the National Institute of Justice, state, and city law enforcement sites.

Use these if you get too much with the One Search box above. These indexes let you focus more on criminal justice topics.

Note you can search these first four all at once using the Academic Databases.

Academic Search Complete
Interdisciplinary articles. Has something for almost any subject.
MasterFILE Premier
Multidisciplinary database with general reference and scholarly articles.
SocINDEX
Political sociology, public opinion and behavior, and political activism.
Vocational and Career Collection
Training, career, and special knowledge specific to a given occupation.

For a criminal justice focus:

NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Criminal justice publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.

Tips:

* Everything in NCJRS is related to criminal justice, so don't use that term in your search.

* Check "Publications (With Full Text)" to limit to what you can read online.