Searches most of the library's resources from one search box. **For historical or famous serial killers, look for available books. For modern cases, consider browsing newspaper articles.
Covers essential areas of criminology such as criminal investigations, forensic sciences, and criminal procedures.
Provides abstracts of articles from the major journals in criminology and related disciplines, as well as books and reports from government and nongovernmental agencies. For each document, an informative summary of the findings, methodology, and conclusions is provided. Topics include crime trends, prevention projects, corrections, juvenile delinquency, police, courts, offenders, victims, and sentencing.
A great resource for scholarly articles that focus on victimization, behavior and crime.
PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Unrivaled in its depth of psychological coverage and respected worldwide for its high quality, the database is enriched with literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Nearly all records contain nonevaluative summaries, and all records from 1967 to the present are indexed using the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
TOXLINE offers rapid access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text.
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text.
Local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map
The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map. Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Also includes limited streaming video.
NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice - dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.
Website maintained by a true crime writer who analyses old, unsolved cases from the pre-DNA era. Includes search tips and maintains a database of all cold cases discussed on the site.
Search for cold cases, serial killers, and victims to find references and primary literature (i.e. autopsy reports, early news reports, lawsuits, and more). This isn't a source you'll cite in your project but it can lead you to useful references!
Allows users to read and write about cold cases; many popular cases have their own subreddits where users people leave info and their own research which could easily offer someone info to follow up on. Like Wikipedia this is to help generate ideas and find info, not a source you would cite.
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