Research Help: Criminal Justice Research Guide: Finding Articles

Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly

What is the difference between scholarly/academic/peer-reviewed journals and magazines or trade journals? Look for the following to identify an academic or peer reviewed journal article (or take a look at this handy site):

Written by expert in the field
Authors are not paid to publish their research
Conducts a research study or builds on other research
Article contains an abstract summarizing research
Cites sources, contains references and/or bibliography
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Databases: Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Access to full text, abstracting and indexing of over 270 core journals covering research areas in international criminal justice and criminology such as criminal law, corrections, policing & investigation and forensic science.
ProQuest Criminal Justice
A comprehensive collection of U.S. and international criminal justice journals including information for professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.
HeinOnline Academic
HeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more. With more historical content than any other database, HeinOnline provides access to 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world. Among the many databases included, HeinOnline’s journal collection features nearly 2,800 periodicals relating to a variety of subject areas, with all coverage dating from inception to the most currently published issues in most cases. Access to everything FSU subscribes to through HeinOnline is available through HeinOnline Academic.
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Now called Nexis Uni)
Full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal (including cases and legislation), medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options.
Military & Government Collection
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
Findlaw
Legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, corporate counsel, law students, businesses, and consumers.
NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Website of the U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service, an information clearinghouse for people around the U.S. and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.

Find Government Information

The U.S. government produces a wide variety of useful information published by federal departments and agencies:

GPO Access/FedSys
U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments.

Terrorism Resources

Terrorism Research Center
An independent institute dedicated to the research of terrorism, information warfare and security, critical infrastructure protection and other issues of low-intensity political violence and gray-area phenomena.

These sources are great for research about terrorism

UN Peace and Security
Information on the UN Security Council, Peacebuilding Commission and more.
Department of Homeland Security - Anti-terrorism resources
A collection of official US Government information on terrorism, from the DHS

White Collar Crimes

FBI White-Collar Crime
Includes RSS feed.
National White Collar Crime Center
Provides a nationwide support system for agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes and to support and partner with other appropriate entities in addressing homeland security.

Additional Databases: Criminal Justice

ProQuest Psychology Journals
Full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications. Users get access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research.
ProQuest Social Science Database
Search full-text scientific journals covering the social sciences. Provides information on hundreds of topics, including: Addiction studies, Urban studies, Family studies, International relations.
PsycARTICLES (APA: American Psychological Association)
Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text coverage on topics: emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
PsycINFO (APA: American Psychological Association)
Citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s.
Sociology Source Ultimate
Comprehensive sociology research database; contains full text for books and monographs, journals and conference papers.
US Newsstream
Full-text coverage of major national newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and NY Times, and many others.