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- Search Strategies using LionSearchA quick video on how to search for articles at Penn State University.
- LionSearchThis is our basic search for searching a wide range of databases at once. This search does not search all of Penn State databases.
Useful Subject Databases
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- Criminal Justice AbstractsProvides abstracts of articles from the major journals in criminology and related disciplines, as well as books and reports from government and nongovernmental agencies.
- Academic Search Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new windowGreat interdisciplinary database with content that covers most topics and subject areas.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Use the "GET IT" button to link to the full text of many of the articles.
- PsycINFO (via ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowPsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowProvides access to court cases and statues from federal and state jurisdictions, along with other legal resources
- ERIC (USDE) This link opens in a new windowMajor database for education literature, useful resources for content related to juveniles, school violence, counseling and psychological issues related to school age children.
Other Criminal Justice Databases
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety in VideoCriminal Justice and Public Safety in Video includes hundreds of hours of video for professionals and students in criminal justice and public safety. Documentaries and interviews provide personal field experiences as well as insight into the function and controversies of the justice system. Students will benefit from invaluable training videos that demonstrate how to respond to potentially-dangerous situations, all from the safety of the classroom. Featuring titles by In the Line of Duty, BBC, and A&E Television, Criminal Justice & Public Safety in Video provides an authoritative resource for both students and experts.
- Criminology - Oxford BibliographiesOxford Bibliographies in Criminology is a much-needed online guide to the essential literature across the various subfields of criminology. It combines the best features of a high-level encyclopedia and a traditional bibliography in a style tailored to meet the needs of today’s online researchers. Each article, written and reviewed by top scholars in the field, is rich with citations and annotations, expert recommendations, and narrative pathways to the most important works for virtually all areas of criminology.