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Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice Databases
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Description
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Academic
Search
(Ebsco) |
Abstracts and selected full text |
Selected full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals
1975 - present
Available off-campus.
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Issues & Controversies
(Facts on File) |
Full text |
Topical database on current issues, presenting opposing
points of view.
Available off-campus.
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Legal
Periodicals Full Text
(WilsonWeb) |
Abstracts and Selected full text |
References articles and legal
information from journals, books, and court decisions. Provides indexing
from 1981 and selected full text articles from 1994 to the present.
Select "Legal" in the "Subject Area" dropdown menu to search.
Available off campus.
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PsycINFO and
PsycARTICLES
(Ebscohost) |
Abstracts and selected full
text |
References articles, book chapters, dissertations and
reports of psychology literature in over 1,500 journals,
from 1887 to the present. Contains links (through the
PsycArticles) to the full text of articles from journals
published by American Psychological Association and
its affiliates, from 1990 to the present.
Available off-campus.
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Sciences Full Text (WilsonWeb) |
Abstracts and selected full
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References articles concerning all aspects of the
social sciences, including: psychology, sociology, social
work, criminology, addiction studies, family studies,
anthropology and related fields. Provides indexing from
1983 and selected full text articles from 1995 to the
present.
Available off-campus.
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Holy Family students, faculty, and staff may obtain the current database logins by contacting the Northeast Philadelphia Library (267-341-3315), Newtown LRC (267-341-4010) or by sending email to reference@holyfamily.edu .
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Journals
Many criminal justice journals are available to the Holy Family University community. Use our research databases to find journal articles on a specific topic.
Journals Available Electronically:
If you know the name of the journal you need, try our Journal Locator.
Electronic Journals at Holy Family
This service from TDNet allows you to search for journals available electronically at Holy Family University. To find criminal justice and social work journals, click the "Search TDNet" button to view the advanced search features. Select "Social Sciences" as the Level 1 subject, "Social pathology - Social and Public Welfare - Criminology" as the Level 2 subject. Click "Go" to view a list of related journals available online at HF. You DO NOT need to enter any keywords to search, although you may choose to do so if you want to limit your results.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Online
Links to criminal justice related journals collected by the World Criminal Justice Network. Journal titles are arranged alphabetically with a note indicating how much of the content is available online.
Electronic Journal Miner
Search by keyword, subject, or title to find e-journals on your topic.
If the library does not own the journal you need, try our Interlibrary Loan service.
Reference Sources
Criminal justice books are generally found in the HV call number range. When using the library catalog, some related subject headings to try are Corrections, Crime, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminals, Law Enforcement, Police, Prisons, etc.
Look in the Family Cat Library Catalog for more print resources in our collection.
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Title |
Call Number |
Location |
| Atlas of Crime |
REF HV6783 .A85 2000 |
NEP only |
| City Crime Rankings |
REF HV6787 .C755 |
NEP only |
| Crime, a serious American problem |
HV6787 .C74 2002 |
NEP and LRC |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts |
Abs HV6001 .C67 |
NEP only |
| Dictionary of criminal justice terms |
Ref HV7411 .D53 1998 |
NEP only |
| Drugs and Crime Facts |
REF HV5825 .D7 |
NEP only |
| Encyclopedia of American Prisons |
REF HV9471 .E425 1996 |
NEP only |
| Encyclopedia of Terrorism |
REF HV6431 .K883 2003 |
NEP and LRC |
| Encyclopedia of Child Abuse |
REF HV6626.5 .C57 2001 |
NEP and LRC |
| Statistics on Crime and Punishment |
REF HV6787 .S73 1996 |
NEP and LRC |
| Uniform crime reports for the United States |
REF HV6787 .A3 2002 |
NEP only |
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Criminal Justice Websites
Corrections Connections
This site provides links to all kinds of correctional organization in the country, and to all kinds of corrections information.
Crime Spider
This is a very good crime and justice Internet search engine.
Cybrary
The Cybrary bills itself as "the World's Criminal Justice Directory." This is a great site that provides links to a multitude of other criminal and legal sites.
FindLaw
FindLaw provides a comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for professionals, businesses, students and individuals. It includes current news and extensive links to many legal and criminal justice topics.
LexisOne
This site is part of the Lexis-Nexis family of products, and includes links to legal research materials. Other areas of the site offer news, legal cases, and state-by-state resources.
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Professional Organizations
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Correctional Association
American Society of Criminology
Fraternal Order of Police
National Criminal Justice Association
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Courts and Laws
Lawguru.com
This is an excellent legal search engine with many links to courts, laws,
and resources.
Legal Information
Institute
Produced by the Cornell University Law School, this is an excellent collection
of information about federal and state laws and courts.
New Jersey
Courts Online
Official site of the New Jersey judiciary.
Pennsylvania's
Unified Judicial System
Official site of the Pennsylvania court system.
Thomas
Legislative information from the Library of Congress, including the text
of Laws, Bills, and Resolutions.
U.S. Courts
Official site of the US federal court system.
US
Judiciary
The Library of Congress guide to the federal court system.
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Crimes and Prevention
CrimeTheory.com
An educational resource for the learning, researching, and teaching of theoretical criminology.
Crime Scene Investigation
Articles and links about crime scene response, evidence collection, and crime scene photography.
National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
Information and support for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Information on all aspects of crimes and crime prevention; browse the site, or use the reference service to ask a question.
National Youth Gang Center
A variety of reports, statistics, and strategies for reducing gang-related crime.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJJDP provides a variety information about juveniles in crisis - including child protection, delinquency prevention, detention, schools, and health.
National Crime Prevention Council
A source of help for individuals, neighborhoods, communities and governments to work together to prevent crime; creators of McGruff the Crime Dog.
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Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
US Customs and Border Protection
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division
US Marshals Service
US Postal Inspection
Service
US Secret Service
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
Information about law enforcement, staffing and spending for six federal enforcement agencies.
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Regional Law Enforcement Agencies
New Jersey State
Police
New
Jersey Local Police Departments
Pennsylvania State
Police
Pennsylvania
Local Police Departments
Philadelphia Police
Department
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Statistics
Bureau of Justice
Statistics
A great primary source for criminal justice statistics from the Department
of Justice.
Fedstats
Gateway to over 100 Federal agencies searchable by state and topic
National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Provides older crime and justice data from Federal agencies, state agencies,
and research projects. Data includes reports on capital punishment, homicides,
violence against women, and more.
Social Science
Data on the Internet (U. Ca. San Diego)
Searchable index to over 850 statistical worldwide databases and archives
Uniform Crime
Reports
Produced by the FBI, these reports provide nearly 10 years worth of crime
statistics for the United States.
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