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Hello and welcome to the Criminal Justice and Criminology Guide! Here, you will find research resources for assignments, projects, and other research and curriculum needs related to criminal justice and other topics. Questions? Email Monique Clark or schedule a research appointment.
Getting Started
Need a topic for an assignment or have a broad idea that you need to narrow down? Here are some resources to help. Contact Monique Clark if you need additional support.
- Congressional Research ServiceThe Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowComprehensive reports about current events; including social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Coverage: 1923 - present.
- NCJRS TopicsList of topics covered in criminal justice with recent publications and links to relivent government departments under each topic. NCJRS is the National Criminal Justice Reference Service from the US Department of Justice.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowComprehensive information on social issues with different perspectives.
- Oxford Bibliographies: Criminal JusticeThe individual bibliographies start with an introduction to the topic and browsing topics is a good way to find a topic of interest.
Frequently Used Resources
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources that covering a broad range of academic study.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles covering criminal law, corrections, policing, forensics, and other essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. Coverage: 1910 - present.
- Criminal Justice and Criminology (via HeinOnline)Provided by Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowFull-text of historical and government documents in a searchable, image-based format. Includes law journals and historical collections of U.S. federal government documents. Coverage: 1925 - present.
- OmniFile Full Text Select This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles, images, abstracts, and citations covering education, general science, humanities, social sciences, and business. Coverage: 1982 - present.