LibGuides: Criminology: Major Criminology Resources

Electronic Reference Resources

These are permanently held electronic reference items. There may be other electronic reference items in the catalogue.

Latinos and Criminal Justice: A Reference Handbook

Primary Source

Reveal Digital Contains primary source material on prison newspapers.

Print Reference

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. 3 vols. Ref HV6017 E5243 2016.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Ref. KF9223 E6 2002. (Good source of essays and historical knowledge. Not current in terms of statistics and current law.)

Useful Databases for Criminology

Annual Reviews
CQ Almanac
Building on the reporting and analysis done throughout the year by CQ's news staff, the Almanac offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session since 1946, with new content published every 2 years (per congressional session).
CQ Congress and the Nation
Comprehensive coverage of Congressional action starting from 1945 and updated with new content every 4 years (each presidential election year).
Criminology Collection

Includes: Criminal Justice Database (1981 - current) and
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database (1975 - current)
Links for individual databases included in this collection:
- Criminal Justice Database‎ (1981 - current): International and scholarly journals, correctional and law enforcement trade publications, crime reports, crime blogs and other material supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database‎ (1975 - current): Journal articles, reports, books, audiovisual presentations and unpublished research in criminal and juvenile justice, law enforcement, etc.
HeinOnline
if you scroll to the bottom of the opening page of the database there is a link to the specific Criminal Justice and Criminology component of HeinOnline. From there you can search directly within the criminology journals. The collection also contains some books, many reports, policy papers, etc.
JSTOR

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals. In addition, more than 3 million of the images in Artstor are now discoverable alongside JSTOR’s vast scholarly content, providing you with primary sources and vital critical and historical background on one platform.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
Sociology Collection
Includes the following two databases (direct links and descriptions under "see note" below):
- Sociological Abstracts
- Sociology Database
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts
  (ASSIA)
Links for individual databases included in this collection:
- Sociological Abstracts‎ (1952 - current):indexes international scholarly literature in sociology and includes companion file Social Services Abstracts
- Sociology Database‎ (1985 - current): Sociology and social work - journal articles
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts
  (ASSIA)‎ (1987 - current): Health services, social work, sociology and psychology - journal articles

Gun Violence Resources

Muse in Focus: Addressing Gun Violence Project Muse has made available electronic books and articles on the issue of gun violence.

Blogs

Marshall Project Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focusing on reporting on the US criminal justice system and encouraging a conversation about criminal justice in order to bring about social change.

Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books Great source of book reviews. Maintained by Rutgers University