Justice Studies Databases
Criminal Justice Periodicals via ProQuest
Description: A collection of U.S. and international criminal justice journals including information on law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.
The database includes summaries and citations for over
230 journals, with more than 75 available in
full-text.
NCWC Librarians Say: The comprehensive database for
criminal justice. Start your justice studies research
here! |
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CQ Weekly via CQ Press
Description: This magazine from
Congressional Quarterly is known as the pre-eminent resource for Congress-watchers who need non-partisan information on Capitol Hill.
NCWC Librarians Say:
A great magazine for staying up-to-date on current legislation and the
climate in Congress. Check out the "Browse by Topic"
section to get a sense of what's been happening in lawmaking. |
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Military & Government Collection via EBSCOhost
Description:
A thorough collection of nearly 300 full-text titles
designed to make current news about the military and all
branches of government available to users.
NCWC Librarians Say: Military and
government news can be found here. |
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NCJRS Abstracts Database
Description: Provided by the
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, a
government agency, NCJRS contains summaries of more than 170,000 criminal justice publications
including federal, state, and local government
reports, books, research reports, journal articles,
and unpublished research.
NCWC Librarians Say: A huge collection of
summaries! Check journal titles you find in
JournalFinder, and request documents that look useful via
InterLibrary Loan. |
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PsycARTICLES via EBSCO
Description: The American
Psychological Association produces this database of
nearly 50 full-text psychology publications covering
the disciplines of Human Physiology, Personality
Psychology, Social Psychology, Educational Psychology,
and more.NCWC Librarians Say:
All full-text articles here, but not a huge number of
journals. PsycINFO (below) is certainly a larger
resource, but you'll want to search both of these.
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PsycINFO via EBSCOhost
Description: From the American Psychological Association (APA),
PsycINFO contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed
scholarly material. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as education, physiology, business, law and others. Journal coverage spans from 1887 to present.
NCWC Librarians Say:
PsycINFO does not contain a huge percentage of full-text
material. Remember to "Check JournalFinder for full
text availability."
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Statistical Warehouse via Regional OneSource
Description: Statistical Warehouse contains raw
statistics that can be used for business, political
science, sociology, and other disciplines. The
statistics are often broken down by state, and
typically only address topics within the United
States.
NCWC Librarians Say:
When looking for data here, try clicking through the menus
instead of using the search box. There is some useful data
here.
Other information in Justice Studies may be found in the General/Multidisciplinary article databases |
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