North Hall Library: Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice

Basic Library Resources

Databases
North Hall Library's collection of online databases

Journals List
All the journal titles at North Hall Library
Interlibrary Loan
For access to materials not owned by North Hall Library

Citation Style Guides
How to cite in APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian

Reference/Electronic

Pennsylvania Manual
Look for the link to the current PA Manual on this page

Police and Law Enforcement

Reference/Print

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
HV 6017 .E53

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
REF HV 8073 .E63

Encyclopedia of World Crime
HV 6017 .E54

Databases

Criminal Justice Full Text
Subject areas covered include: criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; history of crime; substance abuse and addiction; probation and parole.
Homeland Security Digital Library
Documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management
NCJRS Abstracts Database
Contains summaries of the more than 200,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
PsycINFO
American Psychological Association's (APA) database 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.
SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.

Welcome!

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Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics
BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data/University of Michigan
Pennsylvaina Criminal Justice Statistics
Criminal Justice statistics compied by the Pennsylvania Commission and Delinquency
Uniform Crime Statistics
Compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Evidence Based Practice Resources

Centre for Reviews and Dessimination/York University
Research-based information about the effects of health and social care interventions
CrimeSolutions.gov
Research on program effectiveness by the Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Government Sites

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Crime Solutions/Office of Justice Progrms
Drug Enforcement Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
National Institute of Justice
Portal for research, programs , and information on Criminal Justice Issues
Official United States Executive Branch Web Sites
Library of Congress
United States Secret Service
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
US Customs and Border Protection
US Department of Homeland Security
US Department of Justice
US Marshalls Service

USA.gov
U.S. government's official web portal

Pennsylvania Government Resources

PA.gov
Gateway to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's web pages

Commonwealth Criminal Justice Agencies

Legal Resources

Subject Librarian

Sylvia Yamashita

Contact:

570-662-4648
skuhlyam@mansfield.edu

215 North Hall Library
Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA

Part-time Librarian to: African American Studies; Criminal Justice; Social Work
Part-time Library Assistant 2 Interlibrary Loan

Google Scholar

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