LibGuides: Criminal Justice (Ybor City): Articles in Databases

Library Databases: Criminal Justice

Using these databases, you can search for articles from criminal justice periodicals, and other materials. HCC Log In Required.

Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest)
CJD supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. Funded by statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Full-text journal articles, many peer-reviewed, discussing sciences, technology, health sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and more. Funded by statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Full-text journal articles, many peer-reviewed, and reference content, discussing sciences, technology, health sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and more. Funded by State Library of Florida. Here is a tutorial.

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ indexes open access scientific and scholarly journals.

Homeland Security Digital Library (CHDS)
The nation's premier collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents. supporting local, state and federal analysis and decision-making needs. Includes important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, national strategy documents, theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies. Requires HCC ID to log in.

National Institute of Corrections Digital Resources Library
OpenDOAR: The Directory of Open Access Repositories
Policing OnLine Information System (POLIS)
From the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe., this database consolidates aspects of policing activities with the 56 OSCE Participating States into a comprehensive, multilingual resource. Includes profiles of each participating country, information about international organized crime, etc.
The Sentencing Project: Racial Disparity
The Race and Justice Clearinghouse provides information, analysis, and commentary on race and ethnicity as they interact with the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Contains information and tools to understand racial disparities. Courtesy of the Sentencing Project.

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