New Resources
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Films on Demand: Criminal Justice & LawFilms on Demand offers a large variety of curriculum-focused, streaming video titles from producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, PBS, A&E, History, ABCNews, BBC, NBC News, Shopware, Biography, National Geographic and others.
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StatistaFind statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 22500 sources on over 60000 topics on the internet's leading statistics database.
Basic Library Resources
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eBooks in EBSCOhost Description of this database.
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DatabasesNorth Hall Library's collection of online databases
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Journals ListAll the journal titles at North Hall Library
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Interlibrary LoanFor access to materials not owned by North Hall Library
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Citation Style GuidesHow to cite in APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian
Reference/Electronic
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Pennsylvania ManualLook for the link to the current PA Manual on this page
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
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Criminal Justice Full TextSubject 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.
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Homeland Security Digital LibraryDocuments related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management
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NCJRS Abstracts DatabaseContains summaries of the more than 200,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
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PsycINFOAmerican 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.
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SocINDEX with Full TextSocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
Statistics
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Bureau of Justice StatisticsBJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
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Pennsylvaina Criminal Justice StatisticsCriminal Justice statistics compied by the Pennsylvania Commission and Delinquency
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Uniform Crime StatisticsCompiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Evidence Based Practice Resources
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Centre for Reviews and Dessimination/York UniversityResearch-based information about the effects of health and social care interventions
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CrimeSolutions.govResearch on program effectiveness by the Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Government Sites
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National Institute of JusticePortal for research, programs , and information on Criminal Justice Issues
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Official United States Executive Branch Web SitesLibrary of Congress
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USA.govU.S. government's official web portal
Pennsylvania Government Resources
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PA.govGateway to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's web pages
Commonwealth Criminal Justice Agencies
Subject Librarian
Sylvia Yamashita
Contact:
570-662-4648
skuhlyam@mansfield.edu
215 North Hall Library
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Mansfield, PA
Part-time Librarian to: African American Studies; Criminal Justice; Social Work
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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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