Research Guides: Criminal and Social Justice: Home

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This guide is designed for Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies. However, it also includes many other resources for Social Justice Reform and Contemporary Resistance. Use the tabs on the left hand side of the guide to discover research tips, books & ebooks, information and resources for specific courses, images, and more!

Databases

General Databases

Use databases to search for images, articles, books, and more!

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in all disciplines. Coverage: varies--going back to first year of publication and coming up to 3-5 years ago. See the Project Muse database for scholarly articles from within the past 3-5 years.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes a wide variety of journals, dissertations, and government reports in many social sciences fields, including political science, human environment studies, sociology, criminology, women's studies, law, public affairs, and more.
Contains abstracts and bibliographic citations (with some full text). When .pdf or link to full text is unavailable, click "Search UM Libraries" to find a link to the full-text article.
Criminal Justice Collection This link opens in a new window
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
FBI Records: The Vault This link opens in a new window
FBI reports requested under the Freedom of Information Act that have been in the news or are frequently requested. The Vault is our new electronic reading room, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies
HeinOnline Criminal Justice Journals This link opens in a new window
Collection of 90 criminal justice journals. Search by article title, author, subject, state or country published, full text, and narrow by date. Coverage: varies.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service This link opens in a new window
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of reports, statistics, & policies on juvenile justice.
Salem Science This link opens in a new window
Salem Science is a robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets. Purchasing printed reference delivers online access at no additional cost. The University of Memphis has selected titles in these collections.