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CRIMINAL JUSTICE & POLITICAL SCIENCE GUIDE
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BOOKS
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Available Books and Reference Books
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- Click on the book title to open its record and click Request Item to request the book be mailed to you. If the book is a Reference book and can only be used in the library, contact OCLS and request sections of the book to be scanned and emailed to you.
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- Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowA multidisciplinary database covering all academic areas including political science and law. Over 52,000 ebooks are available from over 150 publishers.
- EBSCO eBooks (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowThis collection contains more than 32,000 multidisciplinary e-books from more than 90 of the best university presses. The collection offers basic introductory texts to high-level research materials.
Reference Books
You may ask, "Why would I use an encyclopedia or reference book for my research?".
Start your research by scanning a reference book to generate ideas about how to narrow or search for your topic.
You'll find keywords and related topics for your search strategy. You might even create an initial outline.
Reference articles usually offer additional resources in a bibliography you can use to track down more information!
- Credo Reference (Infobase) This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference offers hundreds of full-text reference books across all academic disciplines, including criminal justice and political science. Search for your topic to discover articles, or browse the area of "social science" to view the available reference books in your interest area.
- Gale eBooks (Gale/Cengage) This link opens in a new windowGale Virtual Reference Library provides thousands of full-text articles in various areas of criminal justice and political science. Search all reference books using the box at the top of the screen, or click on a subject area in order to search only the books in that area.
Crime and Punishment in America by Call Number: 364.973 C868FISBN: 9781610699273Publication Date: 2017
Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform by Call Number: 364.60973 B456TISBN: 9781442268470Publication Date: 2016
The Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Criminology by ISBN: 9781119011378Publication Date: 2018
Political Science
Dictionary of Political Science and International Relations (English-Spanish Spanish-English) Diccionario de Ciencias Polti by ISBN: 9780986005817Publication Date: 2003
Each database below indexes unique journals related to criminal justice and political science and provides either abstracts or full text articles. If the full text option is missing, look for Check Online Availability or Check Full Text Finder for Full Text to see whether it is available in another database or in print at the library.
For a complete list of criminal justice and political science databases that are available through OCLS, visit OCLS Criminal Justice databases and OCLS Political Science databases.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowAn international database covering communication, culture, education, ethnic and racial studies, religion, sociology, and more. Includes over 200,000 full-text, scholarly articles related to criminal justice and political science.
- Criminal Justice (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowA database offering research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, crime trends, and criminal litigation.
- Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new windowSponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. This library includes government reports, best practices, resource guides, and assessments. Topics include gangs, school violence, cyber crime, domestic terrorism, and immigration.
- JSTOR: Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new windowJSTOR contains the full-text of more than 2,300 journals from 1,000 publishers, with publication dates ranging from 1665 to 2015 (for certain titles). Journals are available in more than 60 disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and mathematics.
- Military and Government Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowDesigned to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those researching military and governmental topics. The Military & Government Collection provides the cover-to-cover full text of 287 journals and periodicals and 245 pamphlets. It also includes full-text country reports from CountryWatch.
- Military and Intelligence Database (Gale/Cengage) This link opens in a new windowThe Military and Intelligence Database Collection provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. The database offers content in key subject areas including governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
- PAIS Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowPAIS International provides coverage of public affairs, government and political topics, public and social policies, and international relations. Major areas of coverage include economic conditions, education, energy resources and policy, health and human rights, international relations, labor conditions and policy, social conditions, and civil rights.
- Political Science (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowThe Political Science Database is a deep and broad resource that thoroughly covers the literature of political science and international relations, including such topics as comparative politics, political economy, international development, environmental policy, and hundreds of related topics.
Below are links to suggested journals available through OCLS and links to additional revelent journal titles.
Criminal Justice
- International Journal of Social Economics
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- Additional Criminal Justice Journals Available Through OCLS
Political Science
- Political Science
- New Political Science
- Perspectives on Political Science
- Additional Political Science Journals Available Through OCLS
Are you looking for a specific article? If you know the journal or magazine the article is in, you can use the Journal Titles Search to see if OCLS has access to the journal or magazine.
The Journal Titles Search can be found on the OCLS homepage under Key Links.
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The following is a brief list of suggested Criminal Justice Websites.
These sites are recommended but are outside of IWU's control and maintenance.
Groups & Associations
- American Academic of Forensic Science
- American Correctional Association
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Jail Association
- American Polygraph Association
- American Probation and Parole Association
- American Society of Criminology
- Association for Criminal Justice Research - California
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Federal Criminal Investigators Association
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards & Training
- International Association of Professional Security Consultants
- International Association of Women Police
- International Community Corrections Association
- International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association
- Justice Policy Institute
- Justice Research and Statistics Association
- National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
- National Association of Community and Restorative Justice
- National Association of Forensic Counselors
- National Association of Police Organizations
- National Black Police Association
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Criminal Justice Association
- National Institute of Justice
- National Organization of Hispanics in Criminal Justice
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- Office of Justice Programs
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
- The International Association of Addictions & Offender Counselors
- The International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology
- The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Resources
The following is a brief list of suggested Political Science Websites.
These sites are recommended but are outside of IWU's control and maintenance.
Groups & Associations
- American Political Science Association
- Christians in Politics (UK)
- International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)
- Political Studies Association (UK)
Christianity
- Christianity and Politics Lecture
- Protestants Political Thought
- The Christian and Politics
- Christianity Today
- Institute for Global Engagement
- Cardus (Canada)
- The Center for Public Justice
Articles
- The Teaching of Political Science
- Worldviews and Political Science: The Superiority of a Christian Worldview
Barometers
- Americas Barometer
- Latin American Public Opinion
- Latino Barometer
- Afrobarometer
- Eurobarometer
- Asian Barometer
- Eurasia Barometer
- Arab Barometer
- Global Barometer
- Democracy Barometer
- Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index
- Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer
Data and Tools
- The Central Intelligence Agency Factbook
- Explore Census Data (United States Census Bureau)
- Pew Research Center
- Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends
- United Nations Data
- World Bank Open Data
- World Values Survey
- The Yearbook of the United Nations
Magazines & News
General Political Science Links with an American & International Focus
- American Enterprise Institute
- American National Election Studies
- Brookings Institute
- CATO Institute
- Comparative Agendas Project
- Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
- Correlates of War Project
- The European Union
- Federal Election Commission
- GovTrack.us
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Department of State)
- McConnell Center for Political Leadership (University of Louisville)
- Project Syndicate: The World's Opinion Page
- Quality of Government Institute (QoG) (University of Gothenburg)
- Statistical Abstracts (United States Census Burea)
- Transparency International
- The United Nations
- The United States House of Representatives
- The United States Senate
- The White House
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COURT & LAW RESEARCH
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