LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Finding Articles

Databases and Online Journals

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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full-text
Contains records selected from the most important sources related to criminal justice and criminology. Many of the full-text magazines and journals are peer-reviewed.
Legal Collection
A collection of scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies. This database provides information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment and more.
SocINDEX with Full-text
Index, abstracts, and full text for articles and other publications in sociology including law enforcement.
NexisUni
Full-text access to legal, news, and business resources. The sources include international, national, and regional newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newsletters, and transcripts of television and radio news programs.
Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
Full text articles from scholarly legal journals. Search by subject.

Introduction to NexisUni

NexisUni Basic Search
Using the Advanced Search in Nexis Uni
How to Find Cases in NexisUni by Citation
How to Find Cases in NexisUni by Party Name
Creating a Profile in NexisUni
Creating a profile allows you to personalize features and save searches, create folders to organize information and see your search history.
Using the NexisUni Citation Tool
10 minute training tips from Nexis Uni

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Electronic Journals

Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice
Examines the intersection of psychology and criminal justice.
Criminal Justice
Publishes articles with a focus on the practice and policy issues of the criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Ethics
Articles focusing on ethical issues in criminal justice by philosophers, criminal justice professionals, lawyers and judges and the general public on topics relating to the police, courts, corrections and issues in legal philosophy.
International Journal of Cyber Criminology
Publishes articles devoted to the study of cyber crime, cyber criminal behavior, cyber victims, cyber laws and cyber investigations.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
Focuses on a variety of critical issues in criminal justice from many different perspectives.
Journal of Criminal Investigation
Provides articles on law enforcement and intelligence.
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology
Includes research articles, practitioner essays, comment and reviews on all aspects of criminal law and criminology.

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Lakeland Journals

Print journals can be found in the library behind the circulation collection shelving, alphabetically by title.

ABA Journal
Publication of the American Bar Association.
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Lake Legal Views
Publication of the Lake County Bar Association.
National Law Journal - online access
See a librarian for online access.
OhioState Bar Association Report
The Police Chief