Criminal Justice Research Guide: Databases

Historic American newspapers providing primary sources for exploring American history, culture, and daily life from 1690 to the early 20th century

Full-text reference resource with articles, images, audio files, and videos covering every major subject

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using CREDO.

Bibliographic records and full-text journal and magazine articles covering criminal justice and criminology

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database.

Articles from U.S. and international scholarly journals, correctional and law enforcement trade publications, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs, and other material relevant to criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest).

Aggregate-level data from US and global public opinion polls covering economic, political, and social topics

Full-text, multidisciplinary scholarly periodicals; government documents; federal, state, and international case law; and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Law Journal Library (HeinOnline).

Major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, covering federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, as well as British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law

News, business, and legal information from local, regional, national, and international newspapers, journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs as well as legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using NexisUni.

Data application with mapping capabilities that provides localized information on demographics, real estate, health, employment, economics, education, federal guidelines, and other significant information for communities across the U.S. Data is available in interactive maps, tables, charts, and reports. The data is downloadable as comma-separated value (.csv) files, and the maps can be printed, emailed, or saved as image files.

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using PolicyMap.

Public laws, legislative reports, executive data, press releases, and historical news articles that connect U.S. criminal justice policies with trending outcomes through timelines, contextual topic pages, concepts, and statistics

Full-text electronic access to back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using JSTOR.

Full text of surveys, budgets, statistical records, case studies, planning documents, training manuals, policy guidelines, reports, and news from the largest cities in North America, including materials from hundreds of related agencies and non-governmental organizations

Video streaming collection of tutorials, interviews, case studies, and documentaries covering education, and politics and international relations

Country information including culture, history, language, travel and education

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Global Road Warrior.

Up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world, including demographic, political, economic, business, cultural, and environmental information

Articles, facts, maps, flags, statistics, videos, images, biographies of famous people, timeline, and current news related to the geography, history, society, and culture for each nation as well as U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and international territories

Antique and modern maps from all over the world covering political, geographical, physical, and historical themes

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using AtoZ Maps.