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Key Resources
Welcome! For more options, try our comprehensive list of resources or consult a Subject Librarian or discipline-specific Subject Guide.
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Scholar OneSearchScholar OneSearch offers one-stop searching for books, e-books, articles, digital media, government publications, and more. The default search, Catalog and Articles, is most inclusive. To focus your search on books, e-books, archives, streaming media, and other local resources, select the Catalogs option in Scholar OneSearch.
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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary database useful for searching a broad range of topics in the fields of criminology, public policy, and justice. Many full-text articles are available; click the PDF or the check for full-text link to locate them!
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Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts of scholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information. Covers criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections; police and policing; forensic sciences; history of crime; substance abuse; probation and parole. Links to full text.
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Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new windowThe Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR archives full-text scholarly articles in sociology and criminal justice and criminology. One of the premier sources for classic literature in the social sciences, the collection now includes articles published in recent years.
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Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowNU is now a member of Policy Commons! Use this resource to access reports and other materials from IGOs, NGOs, think tanks, government agencies, and academic research centers.
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Policy File (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowUse PolicyFile to locate reports from over 350 public policy think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.
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Scite.ai This link opens in a new windowAn AI-powered research platform that analyzes and provides citation context for scientific papers, helping researchers evaluate the credibility and impact of scholarly articles. Account registration is necessary for some features.
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Social Sciences Premium Collection (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowCombined search of multiple databases; includes coverage of criminology and criminal justice as well as policy, sociology, education, and social services.
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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive database of books, articles, and dissertations in sociology and related disciplines, from 1952 to the present. International in scope, links to full text.
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Web of Science, Core Collection 1975-present This link opens in a new windowUse for citation tracking, finding seminal literature, data visualizations, author alerts, institutional affiliations, and impact factors. LInks to full text for Northeastern-subscribed journals.
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Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowSearch federal and state court cases, statutes, and codes as well as European Union laws and regulations. Secondary sources include the American Law Reports and the American Jurisprudence encyclopedia, law reviews, journals, and newspapers.
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Handbooks and Research Methods
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International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition (2015) This link opens in a new windowA source of social and behavioral sciences reference material that is broad, deep and scholarly. Comprehensive name and subject tagging, signed articles and references.
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Oxford Handbooks This link opens in a new windowIn-depth introductions to topics and a critical survey of the current state of scholarship. Please note that Northeastern users have access to a selection of handbooks only. The database link will take users to our licensed handbooks.
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Elgar Online Law This link opens in a new windowCourtesy of the Northeastern School of Law Library
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSupports researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, and gathering and analyzing data, to writing and publishing. Contains handbooks and reference texts, video, dataset, and case studies. See especially, the Project Planner!
Streaming Video
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Docuseek This link opens in a new windowDocumentaries of interest to Criminal Justice students, including materials on trafficking, law enforcement, child abuse, criminal law, and criminology.
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Academic Video Online (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online Premium provides videos of interest to a broad range of disciplines, including significant coverage of criminology, law, and criminal justice.
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Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new windowA curated collection of films for the Northeastern community, including feature films as well as high-interest documentaries. You may use Scholar OneSearch to find out if Northeastern has a particular film. Closed captions and transcripts included. Films provided by HBO and Neon Films cannot be viewed outside of the U.S.
Key Statistical and Data Resources
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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new windowICPSR is a membership based, non-profit social sciences data archive located at the University of Michigan. Access to datasets and related studies on a wide variety of topics. Create a free MyData account to download materials.
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Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (with iPOLL) This link opens in a new windowSearch opinion polls from all over the world, using this database from Cornell University. Poll results from news organizations, governments, private foundations, academic institutions, and more. The scope of topics spans politics, culture, workplaces, and social life. 1930s to the present.
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Data Citation Index (1900 - current) (Clarivate) This link opens in a new windowThe Data Citation Index provides a single point of access to research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world.
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SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new windowThis mapping application enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, health, crime, and marketing data variables.
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PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowPolicyMap is a mapping tool for accessing data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs, and more. Supports research about communities across the U.S.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowBrings together data and graphs on every imaginable topic from business to government, surveys, sports, and scientific topics. Easy to use, exportable charts and data, recommended citations.
Need more help?
Please e-mail Roxanne Palmatier, library contact for Criminal Justice.