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Best Bets for Criminal Justice Research

Start with:

Academic Search Premier (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
This database helps you find articles in the leading criminal justice journals and provides access to psychology and sociology journals.
Sage Online This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of articles in the social sciences, with strong coverage of criminal justice.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to peer reviewed journals in social & behavioral sciences. Strong international coverage.

Then, if you need to be more comprehensive, proceed to the following:

Criminal Justice Abstracts (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
This database helps you find journal articles, books and reports in criminal justice and related disciplines. For each reference, a summary of the findings, methodology, and conclusions is provided. The database is updated quarterly and extends as far back as 1968.

Other databases to try:

PsycARTICLES & PsycINFO (via ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
This database covers the field of psychology but offers surprisingly good coverage of criminal justice.
ABI Inform Complete and other ProQuest business databases This link opens in a new window
If your topic relates to business (for example, white collar crime, fraud, shoplifting), then try this database. It covers business and management journals, and provide a lot of full text.
Business Source Premier (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
If your topic relates to business (for example, white collar crime, fraud, shoplifting), then try this database. It covers business and management journals, and provide a lot of full text.