Criminology and Criminal Justice: Article Search

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Specialized Article Databases

Criminal Justice Abstracts from Ebsco This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of international sources relating to criminal justice. 1968-present.
Criminal Justice Database from Proquest This link opens in a new window
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Indexing and some full-text of sources relating to criminal justice. 1981-present.
NCJRS Abstracts Database from National Criminal Justice Reference Service This link opens in a new window
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Abstracts over 220,000 publications and governmental sources dealing with the criminal justice system.
NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, as well as the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Includes bibliographic citations and abstracts of Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research with occasional links to full text sources. Early 1970's to present.
SAGE Journals Online from Sage This link opens in a new window
Searches full text articles of SAGE journals (approximately 900 titles). Emphasis on the health and social sciences. 1982 - present.

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Criminology E-Journals

Secondary Databases

Academic Search Complete from EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Searches 7000+ journals and magazines across all disciplines, mostly full-text. Emphasis on scholarly journals. 1985 - present.
Dissertations and Theses Global from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Searches doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Extensive North American coverage, lesser European coverage. Full-text availability varies by author's permission.
Nexis Uni from Lexis Nexis This link opens in a new window
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Full-text sources on current events, business, law, and medicine.
Formerly Lexis Nexis Academic Universe.
It includes regional, national, and international newspapers; magazines; wire services; business publications (trade journals, corporate annual reports, tax sources); legal resources (law reviews, court cases, briefs, federal and state codes); government documents; medical information (medical journals); and reference sources (directories, biographical information). Coverage varies by title; very good coverage from the early 1990s to present, with some coverage as early as the mid-1970s.
PAIS Index from ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Search for a wide range of documents related to current events, public policy, and social sciences. 1972 to present.
Indexes books, pamphlets, and publications of the U.S. government and of international organizations, in addition to selected articles in 1400 periodicals.