FDU LibGuides: Criminal Justice Subject Guide: Databases

Databases for Criminology and Criminal Justice

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.

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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.

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Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window
A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles in psychology. The database contains over 150,000 articles from nearly 80 journals. Coverage spans 1894 to present.

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Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window
Provide access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.

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Research Library This link opens in a new window
Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.

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Complete Crime Scene Investigation Handbook by Everett Baxter Jr.
Call Number: Reference HV8073 .B39 2015 Florham
ISBN: 9781498701440
Publication Date: May 2015
Complete Crime Scene Investigation Handbook is the most complete, one-stop practical reference for law enforcement and crime scene professionals as well as students looking to enter the field. The book provides step-by-step methods and best practice protocols for effectively finding, recognizing, recording, collecting, preserving, handling, and packaging evidence.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment by David Levinson (Editor)
Call Number: Reference HV6017 .E524 2002 Florham
ISBN: 9780761922582
Publication Date: March 2002
This four-volume Encyclopedia is the definitive resource for anyone interested in crime and criminal justice. It provides readers with a comprehensive, authoritative 21st century reference resource on crime and punishment.
Encyclopedia of Rape and Sexual Violence [2 Volumes] by Merril D. Smith (Editor)
Call Number: Reference HV6558 .E53 2018 Florham
ISBN: 9781440844898
Publication Date: May 2018
This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of rape and other forms of sexual violence, containing the latest information about victims and perpetrators; events, laws, and trends related to sexual violence; and attitudes toward it. This encyclopedia will help readers to develop a deeper understanding of rape and other forms of sexual violence in the United States and around the world.

Access World News This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.

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New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.

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The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
US Majors Dailies This link opens in a new window
ProQuest US Major Dailies includes full-text coverage of several major US newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (with New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine), USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal (with WSJ : the Magazine from the Wall Street Journal), and The Washington Post. Although starting dates differ, coverage for each newspaper extends to the present.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Access the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present, one of the world's leading daily financial newspapers.
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Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

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Newspapers

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text includes over 300,000 records representing hundreds of journals from around the world. The database covers criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; history of crime; substance abuse and addiction; and probation and parole.
Criminal Justice from Gale OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides more than 250 journals covering law, law enforcement, paralegal services, homeland security, forensic science, and much more.
Legal Information Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.
LegalTrac This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing for more than 1,200 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window
A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.

Criminal Justice Subject Guide: Databases

Databases for Criminology and Criminal Justice

Metropolitan Library

Florham Library