Research Guides: Criminal Justice: Getting Started

Getting started

If you are new to conducting research:
Consider reviewing the Starting Your Research tutorial to learn the phases and processes of doing research.

CCL uses the Library of Congress Classification System to organize physical books in the library.
- BF: Psychology and Related Sciences
- HM: Sociology General and Theoretical
- HN: Social History & Conditions, Social Problems, Social Reform
- HQ: Family, Marriage, Women, Sexual Life
- HV: Criminology, Social Pathology, Social & Public Welfare
- K, KF, KFM: Law
- (These suggested Library of Congress call numbers are for shelf browsing purposes only, and are by no means comprehensive.)

Start your Criminal Justice research with these key resources:

Academic Search Premier
A multidisciplinary database for peer-reviewed journals, newspapers and magazines, and some trade publications.
Sociological Abstracts
This is the primary database for sociology. Journal articles, dissertations, and conference proceedings, 1974-present.
OmniFile
Provides access to indexing, abstracts, and available full text in a range of subject areas: business, education, science, humanities, social sciences. Covers both scholarly journals and popular magazines. Coverage begins in 1982, full-text coverage in 1994.
Library Search
Library Search is the library catalog. Use it to look for books, videos and DVDs, music scores, and other materials owned by the Library. Library Search includes information on both paper and electronic materials.