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- Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCOhost) (1910+) Criminal Justice Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. Criminal Justice Abstracts contains more than 400,000 records selected from the most important sources within the discipline. Subject areas covered include: criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation.
- Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) (1981+) "a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. As well as U.S. and international scholarly journals, it includes correctional and law enforcement trade publications, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields."
- Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) (1871+) provides access to databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education
Criminal Justice Databases
Essential Databases
These databases are a great place to begin your search for peer-reviewed articles relating to Criminal Justice. The search interface is easy to use and they search specifically in Criminal Justice-related titles.
- Social Science Database (ProQuest) "ProQuest Social Science Journals is a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. The database includes over 1000 titles, with the majority available in full text. It covers core disciplines across the social sciences including sociology, social work, anthropology, politics and other areas, featuring journals from over 50 countries, facilitating multidisciplinary research and providing researchers with a variety of perspectives."
- Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCOhost) (1910+) Criminal Justice Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. Criminal Justice Abstracts contains more than 400,000 records selected from the most important sources within the discipline. Subject areas covered include: criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation.
- Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) (1981+) "a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. As well as U.S. and international scholarly journals, it includes correctional and law enforcement trade publications, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields."
- APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost) (1887+) The APA PsycInfo® database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with one of the highest DOI matching rates in the publishing industry. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from periodicals in dozens of languages.
- Social Work Abstracts (EBSCOhost) (1965+) Social Work Abstracts offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the database provides citations and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service and social issues and problems.
- Sage Research Methods Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon Sage’s legacy of methods publishing, Sage Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.Full text of book, journal, and reference content to aid as students research design methodologies, understand and select methods, conduct research, and write findings. Includes tools such as: - Project Planner: find step-by-step guidance to complete your research project - Which Stats Test: answer questions to see which statistical method is best for your data
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Great Databases but...
Below are databases direct from journal publishers. They contain a lot of articles in Criminal Justice and the Social Sciences, but DO NOT begin your search here. The search interface for these articles is very basic. You need to have a good set of keywords or search terms to use before attempting to use these databases.
- Taylor & Francis Journals (T&F) a one-stop site hosting international journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge
- Springer LINK Providing researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols and reference works.
- Social Sciences & Humanities (SAGE Journals) Browse journals by discipline: Anthropology & Archaeology; Communication & Media Studies; Criminology & Criminal Justice; Cultural Studies; Economics & Development; Education; Ethnic Studies; Family Studies; Gender Studies; Geography; Gerontology & Aging; Group Studies; History; Information Science; Interpersonal Violence; Language & Linguistics; Law; Management & Organization Studies; Marketing & Hospitality; Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution; Philosophy; Politics & International Relations; Psychoanalysis; Psychology & Counseling; Public Administration; Regional Studies; Research Methods & Evaluation; Science & Society Studies; Social Work & Social Policy; Sociology; Special Education; Theology & Biblical Studies; Urban Studies & Planning
- Science Direct (1997+) Full text scientific, technical and medical research journals, eBooks, Reference works, handbooks and book series published by Elsevier.
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- Oxford Academic Oxford Academic access to scholarly and academic books and journals. It combines the full book and article content from Oxford Journals, Florida Scholarship Online, Oxford Scholarship Online, and Oxford Handbooks Online.
- Oxford Journals Online (OUP) (1827+) Selective full text (1996+) of Oxford University Press journals covering a variety of disciplines: -- Arts & Humanities -- Law -- Medicine & Health -- Science & Mathematics -- Social Sciences
- Emerald Insight Journals and eBooks Online journals and eBooks from Emerald which publishes in a broad range of disciplines.
Also Worth a Look
These databases are related to Criminal Justice topics and may help you find articles specific to your topic.
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) This multi-disciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals.
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts - ASSIA (ProQuest) (1987+) Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) is designed to serve the information needs of the caring professions, including practitioners, researchers, and students in healthcare, social services, education, and related areas. It is focused on a core of around 500 of the most relevant English language scholarly journals covering aspects of health and social care from a broadly social scientific perspective. Coverage: 1987 - current
- Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile) "provides access to academic journals and magazines on topics in criminal justice and related fields. Key subjects covered in the database include law, law enforcement, security, and terrorism."
- Family Studies Abstracts (EBSCOhost) Family Studies Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 53,500 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.
- GenderWatch (ProQuest) a database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
- JSTOR Full text of research journals and eBooks from numerous publishers. For most of the journal content, we can access all but the 3 to 5 most recent years of the journal.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) (1970+) an information clearinghouse for people around the U.S. and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts (ProQuest) (1975+) "The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of over 200,000 U.S. and international publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, audiovisual presentations, and unpublished research."
- PAIS Index (ProQuest) (1915+) contains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, & more. The print index provides coverage for 1915-1974 - Main Library Reference H1.P8
- Project MUSE (Johns Hopkins University) a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to over 300+ high quality humanities and social sciences journals from over 60 scholarly publishers.
- Social Science Research Network (SSRN) "is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences"
- Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) (1965+) a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences.
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- Sociology Database (ProQuest) "ProQuest Sociology covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction and more. This collection provides full-text coverage of many core titles indexed in Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts. As well as hundreds of full text scholarly journals, the database also includes over 500 recent full-text doctoral dissertations on sociology."
- Urban Studies Abstracts (EBSCOhost) Urban Studies Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 51,600 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.
- Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Provides citation indexing of top high-impact journals with powerful tools such as cited reference searching and Author Finder, 256 categories thoroughly cover the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
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Data & Statistics
- ICPSR Data Archive (Inter-university Consortium for Political & Social Research) "maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields." UCF is an ICPSR member, so faculty, students, and staff may create an account to deposit or download data sets.
Florida Crime Statistics
- Florida Criminal History Records StatisticsFlorida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) system is a fingerprint-based repository that collects electronic arrest and disposition data from law enforcement and criminal justice agencies across the state. Unless fingerprints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, CCH does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct file, or sworn complaint where no jail booking has taken place. The presentations contain datasets comprised of the records with the date of arrest going back approximately 10 years. Only adult records and records of juveniles treated as adults are included in this statistic.
- Florida Criminal Justice Analytics Bureau - Data & StatisticsThis is an essential resource for criminal justice data in Florida. The Florida Statistical Analysis Center analyzes criminal justice data and prepares statistical reports for policy makers, planners, and program developers; and serves as a criminal justice resource for academicians, media, students, and others researching crime in Florida. FSAC contributes to the quality of data in the Criminal History files and Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) by analyzing and reporting on issues and anomalies in the data.
- Florida Department of Corrections - Index to Statistics and PublicationsProvides Florida reports and statistics - print versions of FDC Annual Reports are available in Florida Documents at the John C. Hitt Library (main library).
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice - Reports and DataMission: To increase public safety by reducing juvenile delinquency through effective prevention, intervention and treatment services that strengthen families and turn around the lives of troubled youth.
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Publications"To promote public safety and strengthen domestic security by providing services in partnership with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes while protecting Florida’s citizens and visitors."
- Florida Uniform Crime ReportsFDLE's Uniform Crime Report (UCR) system provides sandardized reports on crime statistics based on data gathered from across the state. Records providing summary and detailed information are issue yearly. Pages include: Individual Crime Pages, Semi-Annual Reports, Annual Reports that include Arrest Data, Domestic Violence, Offense Data, and Officer Data.
Federal Crime Statistics
- BJS Census of JailsInformation on inmates, facilities, staff; programs, and costs of incarceration - conducted periodically since 1970.
- BJS National Prisoner Statistics"Annual and semiannual national and state-level data that includes the number of prisoners in state and federal prison facilities. Aggregate data are collected on age, race, and sex, inmates held in private facilities and local jails, system capacity, non-citizens, and persons under age 18."
- BJS Recidivism"Criminal history data from the FBI and state record repositories to study recidivism patterns of various offenders, including persons on probation or discharged from prison. The latest study of state prisoners estimated the recidivism patterns of about 400,000 persons released from state prisons in 30 states in 2005."
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)"The Bureau of Justice (BJS) provides freely available information about crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of the government. The Nation's two crime measures -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Justice (BJS) and a statement of the purposes and advantages of the Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Crime Victimization Survey. "After summarizing the collection methods that the two statistical programs use and highlighting the aspects of crime that each measures, the statement concludes with similarities and differences."
- Crime Data ExplorerThe Crime Data Explorer is part of the FBI’s broader effort to modernize the reporting of national crime data. The CDE pages provide a view of estimated national and state data, reported agency-level crime statistics, and graphs of specific variables from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). You can also download bulk datasets from a variety of UCR topics.
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) hosts several large-scale datasets, including the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), and the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN).
- National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ)The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), located in Pittsburgh, PA. is the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and is the oldest juvenile justice research group in the United States, having conducted national and sub national studies on crime and delinquency since 1973.
- National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)"The survey (NCVS) is the nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. "NCVS collects information from victims on nonfatal violent and property crimes, reported and not reported to the police, against persons age 12 or older. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 90,000 households, comprising nearly 160,000 persons, on the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States. Each household is interviewed twice during the year." NCVS looks at crime as experienced by victims."
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) 1970+"Established in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide." (Public Access)
- Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency PreventionThe OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) enables users to access online information via OJJDP's Web site to learn more about juvenile crime and victimization and about youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice StatisticsProvide statistics on crimes, arrests, coutrs, prisons, and public opinion. (Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, University of Albany)
- Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)"The FBI's UCR program, which began in 1929, collects information on the following crimes reported to law enforcement authorities: homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Arrests are reported for 21 additional crime categories." The UCR measures crime as reported to law enforcement agencies."
- US Census Criminal Justice"The U.S. Census Bureau acts as a data collection agent to provide statistical data on a range of topics including capital punishment statutes, inmates on death row, inmate sexual victimization, inmate deaths, criminal justice expenditures, and a variety of facility data."
News & Newspapers
- Nexis Uni - All Content
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