Criminal Justice Research Guide

Introduction to Research/Research Help

• Research 101: An interactive, online tutorial covering research basics
• Ask a Reference Librarian
• Other Research Aids
• Citing Your Sources
• Library Tutorials

Periodicals/Databases/Indexes (finding articles and citations)

Selected Databases/Indexes

• Academic Search Premier
• Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest)
• Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
• Sage Full Text
• Statistical Resources
• Additional Law Databases

BearHunt: Use this tool to search multiple databases and CLICnet at one time

Journal Finder: Use this tool to search for journal titles by title or ISSN or browse for journals by title or subject area

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

• ILL Request Forms: Use these to request journal articles which are unavailable through Concordia's online or print collection
• ILL Policies

Finding Books

Catalogs 

• CLICnet: The shared catalog of Cooperating Libraries in Consortium
  • Note: Many online resources and reports are cataloged in CLICnet.  Try an advanced search to locate these materials.

eBook Collections

• NetLibrary

Supplementary Web Resources

• Criminal Justice Resources
• Google U.S. Government Search
• Government Bodies & Agencies
• Independent Organizations
• Journals, Newsletters, and Magazines
• Legal Search Engines
• Online Reports & Statistics