Databases for Criminal Justice
Best Bets
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| Criminal Justice Periodicals Index (CJPI) |
CJPI provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 250 U.S. and international journals and full text for 80 journals. |
1981-present |
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| Academic OneFile |
Contains more than 11,000 academic jounals, the majority in full text and peer-reviewed, and podcasts and transcripts from major news sources. |
1980-present |
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| Academic Search Complete |
Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals, and indexing for 4,100 more titles. |
1980-present |
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| Sociological Abstracts |
Sociological Abstracts indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. |
1952-present |
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Also Useful
| Database | Description | Coverage | More Info |
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| Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, and publishes nformation on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. |
Varies |
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| Congressional Publications (ProQuest) |
Daily Congressional news from the National Journal and Congress Daily, Congressional working papers and legislation, information about Congress members, and more |
1970-present |
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| Gallup Brain |
Searchable database of more than 70 years of public opinion, including questionnaires, which are the surveys Gallup uses to collect data from respondents, and documents, which include Gallup Poll, |
1935-present |
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| LexisNexis Academic |
News, business information, medical and health topics, and law-related resources |
1990s-present |
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| NCJRS |
The NCJRS Abstracts Database indexes over 205,000 journal articles, books, research reports, hearings, and audio-visual materials on criminology and criminal justice. |
1970-present |
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| North Carolina General Assembly |
North Carolina Statutes; NC Statutes and Session Laws; Legislation/Bills; Committee Assignments; audio broadcasts of House and Senate sessions; Legislative Calendar; Citizen Guide |
1985-present |
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| North Carolina State Government Publications Collection |
Publications produced by North Carolina state government; includes PDFs, podcasts, and Spanish language material on topics such as health care, agriculture, transportation, and education |
1800's-present |
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| Roper Center for Public Opinion Research |
The Roper Center archives datasets from thousands of surveys with national adult, state, foreign, and special subpopulation samples. |
1935-present |
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| Sage Knowledge |
Sage Knowledge provides full text access to more than 150 social science encyclopedias and over 100 handbooks. |
1994-present |
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| Westlaw Campus Research |
Subjects covered in Westlaw's Campus Research include law-related resources,news, and business information. |
1990's-present |
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Even More
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| PAIS International |
Provides citations, with some abstracts, to more than 3,000 sources including articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters about public affairs. |
1972-present |
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