Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

CRJU 304
Caroline Ferree
Spring 2008

Individual course index / sp08/crju304_ferree

Introduction | Books | Criminal Justice databases | Other databases | Book catalogs | Suggested Websites | Other helpful information

Introduction:
This guide will provide information on locating and accessing print and online resources from Langsdale Library. For additional resources, see our Criminal Justice Guide.

For questions, contact one of the librarians for this course:

You can also email Langsdale Library Reference at langref@ubalt.edu, call at (410) 837-4274, or try our Live Chat.

Books:

Benamati, D. C., Schultze, P. A., Douloukos, A. C., & Newman, G. R. (1998). Criminal justice information: How to find it, how to use it. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. (XHV 7419.5 .C75 1998)

Bryant, C. D. (Ed). (2001). Encylopedia of criminology and deviant behavior (Vols. 1-4). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge. (XHV6017 .E53 2001)

Dressler, J. (Ed. in chief). (2002). Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice (2nd ed.) (Vols. 1-4). New York: MacMillan Reference Group. (XHV 6017 .E52 2002).

Nelson, B. R. (1997). Criminal justice research in libraries and on the Internet. Westport, CT: Greenwood. (XHV 7419.N45 1997)

Publication manual of the American psychological association (5th ed.) (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (XBF76.7.P83Q 2001)

Senese, J. D. (1998). Applied research methods in criminal justice. Chicago: Nelson-Hall. (STACKS HV 7419.5 .S46 1998)

Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics. (1974 to present). Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. (GOVT. DOCS. J1 .29.9/6:[yr.])

State of Maryland uniform crime reports: Crime in Maryland (1975 to present.). Pikesville, MD: Maryland State Police. (XHV 6793 .M3A3[yr.])

Thurman, Q. C., Parker, L. E., O'Block, R. L. (2000). Criminal justice research sources (4th ed.). Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing. (XZ5703.4 .C73 O24 2000)

Uniform crime reports for the United States (1980 to present). Washington, DC: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (GOVT. DOCS. J1.14/7). Online access is also available at: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

Vaughn, M.S., Del Carmen, R. V., Perfecto, M., & Charand, K X. (2004). Journals in criminal justice and criminology: An updated and expanded guide for authors. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 15 (1), 61-192. Available in Academic Search Premier database. (Click on the above link to take you to Research Port to access the full text of article - enter your library barcode and last name and then select full text through Academic Search Premier)

Criminal Justice databases:
Use these to find journal articles about criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Abstracts [on-campus]
Coverage:  1968 - present. Criminal Justice Abstracts indexes the major journals, books and governmental reports in the areas of criminology and related disciplines. Topics include crime trends, corrections, police, offenders, juvenile delinquency, courts, victims, and sentencing.

Criminal Justice Periodicals[on campus]
1981 to the present: Full-text coverage for 45 of the titles most frequently accessed by criminal justice researchers, and complete indexing and abstracts for another 140 relevant U.S. and international journals.

Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection [on-campus]
Includes the full-text of 23 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 23 years, encompassing over 5,500 articles. It covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence.
The searchable database consists of bibliographic records (indexed summaries or abstracts) as well as the complete text of each journal article. Every bibliographic record in the Collection links to the appropriate full-text in PDF format.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Coverage:  1975 - present. NCJRS contains abstracts of 160,000 criminal justice publications including journal articles; federal, state, and local government reports; books; research reports; and unpublished research; it also offers the full text of more than 1,500 publications at NCJRS and the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. (URL: http://www.ncjrs.org)

Other databases:
Use these to find journal articles from fields which are related to criminal justice. Click here to see how these databases are different from the Internet.

Academic Search Premier  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

ERIC (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1966 - present. Indexes Current Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE). Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.Note: Legal Research in Lexis-Nexis includes the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations

PsycINFO  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1887 – present. Indexes 1,300 Psychology journals from nearly 50 countries. Also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters. Same coverage as PsycLit.

Soc Index with full text (Ebsco) [on-campus]
This index features more than 1,300,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. This product also contains informative abstracts for more than 620 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as over 1,390 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included.

Book catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos, and government documents.

UB Catalog [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in Langsdale Library.

Catalog USMAI [help]
Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.

WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

Suggested websites:
These may provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources of information.

Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html

Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Also available through Lexis-Nexis Academic under "Legal Research"

FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov

Government Printing Office. GPO Access. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
All GPO publications are also indexed in GPO Monthly Catalog above.

Legal Information Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Maryland State Data Center http://www.mdp.state.md.us/Msdc/

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

Rand Corporation http://www.rand.org/

Library of Congress. (2002). Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet. Available at: http://thomas.loc.gov/

Uniform crime reports for the United States (2002). Washington, DC: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Available at: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov

U. S. Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov

Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html

Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov

National Institute of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/

Office for Victims of Crime http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org

Vera Institute of Justice http://www.vera.org/

Wade, C. (Ed.). (2003). Handbook of Forensic Services. U. S. Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Available at: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/forensics.pdf

Other helpful information:
These links may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating and citing material found.

Comparing Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines

"How To" Research Guides
Series of subject bibliographies and tutorials

Evaluating Web Resources
Guide to evaluating material obtained via the Internet

How to Cite Sources: APA Style
Detailed guide to creating reference list according to APA citation style

Citation Styles
Guides to MLA, APA, and other citation styles.

Interlibrary Loan

Register Online for your Library Barcode

Using Research Port (Visual Guide)

Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Constructing Thesis Statements

Writing Center, Jackson School. University of Washington. Guide to Writing Thesis Statements

Writing Support Center, University of Toronto. Using Thesis Statements

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