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Articles: Criminal Justice  
Find Criminal Justice articles in our library resources.


Other Resources:
Access to some of these resources is limited to Cal U patrons, while others are free Web sites available to anyone.


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."


CQ Congress Collection  
Alternate Access: Search entire CQPress Electronic Library
This collection covers: legislative information and analysis of Public Policy Legislation, biographical and electoral data on past and current Members of Congress, detailed Floor Votes data, and an encyclopedia of information on the Legislative Branch of government.


CQ Researcher Plus Archive  
Alternate Access: Search entire CQPress Electronic Library
Get in-depth, non-biased reports on today's important issues (or use the archives for past issues, back to 1923!). Each lengthy report covers a single topic, and includes a bibliography.


CQ Public Affairs Collection  
Alternate Access: Search entire CQPress Electronic Library
Search over 20 key public affairs topic areas for in-depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations. Useful for research in: public policy, social work, political science, journalism, and communications.


CQ Supreme Court Collection  
Alternate Access: Search entire CQPress Electronic Library
Find historical analysis, timely updates, and expert commentary on Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution. You can access information by topic, justice, and case name.


CQ Weekly: Government, Commerce, & Politics  
Alternate Access: Search entire CQPress Electronic Library
Find weekly reports covering the legislative activity of the U.S. Congress. Get a complete wrap up of the previous week's news, including the status of bills, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates, and roll-call votes.


FORENSICnetBASE / LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE  
This is a searchable collection of over 200 e-books in the Forensic Sciences and related fields. Use it to find latest techniques in forensic analysis, the right questions to ask an expert witness, case studies to present in the classroom, and much more!


International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center  
Alternate Access: Enhanced ISCTRC Interface
Covers issues involving security & counter-terrorism. Content includes full-text articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, blogs, FAQs, and Background Information Summaries. (EBSCO)


National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)  
Alternate Access: Search the NCJRS Abstracts Database
NCJRS is a government resource offering justice and substance abuse information. The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 195,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources. Results include links to those resources available for free from government sites--but do not link to all of the journals available to Cal U patrons.


WestLaw Campus Research  
Campus Research offers both Law (state & federal cases and statutes, encyclopedias, law reviews & journals) and News & Business resources (newspapers, magazines, company information, etc.).
Note: Click on the "Law" tab to access Law resources.


CQ Almanac  
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The CQ Almanac offers original analysis and data on major legislation and political dates during each Congressional session back to 1945.

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