Sociology 

Subject Guides:

     Criminal Justice

     Criminal Justice (SJU Online)

Course Guides:

     SOC1021 - Social Problems

     SOC2191 - Social Deviance

     SOC4095 - Ethics in Criminal
     Justice

Use the following databases to search for research papers in many forms: articles, book chapters, government reports, conference proceedings, etc.

SocINDEX – A subject-specific sociology database with extensive coverage of many important journals published in the field.  Notice that you can limit to Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed, before you search.

Academic Search Premier - A general database that indexes articles in academic journals, newspapers and magazines covering nearly all academic disciplines. Notice that you can limit to Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed, before you search.

Proquest Research Library
A database with both popular and scholarly materials that span the academic disciplines.  Some materials are full-text within this database, and some are not.

Jstor – This database offers full-text journal articles in just about any discipline, although no current issues are available in Jstor (most journals’ most recent issue is from 3-4 years ago).  Over 30 journals from the discipline of Sociology are included, and all journals within Jstor are scholarly.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)*  –- This database is produced and maintained by the U.S. government offering information on most aspects of criminal justice. The database contains over 195,000 searchable resources, including “statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials.”  Search for your topic in the upper-right hand corner, or browse topics on the left-hand panel.   Default settings search across government organizations: Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), National Institute of Corrections (NIC), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) .

Annual Reviews- This database offers fully searchable and browsable titles published under the Annual Reviews.  The chapters within these volumes offer overviews of academic research within a given field, and so are appropriate and often ideal for background reading.  They publish volumes in Sociology, Psychology, and Law and Social Science that are all included in this collection.

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)* -- Produced by Colorodo State University, this site hosts several searchable databases that include scholarly, practical, and organizational material for those researching any aspect of violence and society.  This literature includes journal articles, books, book chapters, reports, literature reviews, and even dissertation abstracts. Of particular interest might be:

Violence Against Women Literature Database (VAWLit) - Focuses specifically on research reports related to violence against women, in all forms.

Violence Literature (VioLit) – Searches literature on topics related to violence more generally and issues of justice surrounding violent acts.  Search for your topic, or browse a list of keywords to find your topic or discover new avenues for research.

Violence Program Database (VioPro) – A searchable database that contains links to “violence prevention, intervention, and treatment programs,” which include mostly practical organizations that deal with violence, as well as some links to other databases and information websites from the government.  Search for your topic, or browse a list of keywords to find your topic or discover new avenues for research.

International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center -- This database is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues. The database also contains some information on general crime analysis and criminal justice from an international perspective.  Content includes articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, blogs, FAQs, and proprietary Background Information Summaries.

*FREELY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEB - THIS DATABASE DOES NOT REQUIRE AN SJU LOGIN