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Criminal Justice

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Welcome to the subject guide for Criminal Justice!

 

This page offers information about the various resources available at the Richard J. Daley Library such as article databases, reference materials, ebooks, and websites. 

 

In addition, the Richard J. Daley Library offers individual and group instruction on how to use library resources in this subject area. Speak with one of our reference librarians to assist you.

 

Finding Books

 

Search the Library Catalog 

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More search options:

Advanced Search  

Browse Search  

Search Journals by Title 

Subject Guides

  

 

Call Numbers to Browse

Use these calls numbers to browse books on the shelves in the general collection and the reference collection. To learn more about call numbers, please see our Library Basics Guide.

 

Topic  

Call number ranges 

Criminiology HV6001-7220.5
Crime Prevention
HV7431
Gun Control HV7435-7439
Police HV7551-8280.7 
Private Security  HV8290-8291
Prisons, Corrections HV8301-9920.7
Juvenile Corrections HV9051-9230.7 

Complete Library of Congress Classification Outline 

 

 


 

eBooks

 

A few examples of our eBooks about criminal justice:

 


     
Hispanics In The U.S. Criminal Justice System

Crime and Criminal Behavior

Criminal Psychology

Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics

 

More eBooks about Criminal Justice

 

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Finding Articles

Note: Accessing journal articles from databases off-campus will require students to use their MyCCC username and password.

 

Suggested Databases

 

General Reference:

Gale Virtual Reference Library

 

Newspapers:

Newspaper Source

Proquest Newspapers

  

Academic Journals:

EBSCO Academic Complete and Premier

Family & Society Studies Worldwide

Gender Studies

JSTOR

MasterFile Premier

 

Statistics:

Historical Statistics of the United States

 

Open Access Journals:

Digital Commons Network

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

Homeland Security Digital Library

 

Videos:

Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video

 

 

Or use our all-in-one search tool to find articles:  

 

Books & Articles | Course Reserves | Databases | Help | My Account

 

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Web Resources

 

Sources for Statistics:

 

Fed Stats - Aggregated statistics for over 100 federal agencies.

 

City-Data.com - Crime Rates - Crime rate statistics for cities in the U.S., organized by state.

 

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data - An indexed, searchable collection of data relating to criminal justice and criminology.

 

Pew Social & Demographic Trends>Criminal Justice  - social science research about criminal justice trends and attitudes.

 

Soucebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - From SUNY Albany, a collection of data from more than 100 sources about criminal justice in the United States.

 

 


Federal, State & Local Government Websites:

 

Center for Sex Offender Management

 

Department of Homeland Security

 

Department of Justice

 

Office of Justice Programs

 

Chicago Police Department

 

Cook County Sheriff 

 

Illinois Department of Corrections

 

Illinois State Police

 

 

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Search Tips

 

  • Use keywords. Keywords are the basic concepts of your query without any filler words.
  • Narrow your search results by date if you want only the most current results.
  • Check full text to see only articles you can access right away. 
  • If you find an article you like, click on the subject headings to find similar articles.

 

For more search tips, see our Library Basics Guide.

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Citations

 

Things to remember:

 

  • Every research paper must have in-text citations and a works cited page to show the sources you used in your research!

 

  • Identify the type of citation you need. Some professors will tell you what style they prefer.

 

  • As you conduct research, create citations in your works cited section or bibliography.

 

  • When you quote, paraphrase, or reference an idea you read in someone else's work, place an in-text citation at  the end of your sentence.

 

 

These websites can help you create the citations needed:

 

 

You can also use EasyBib to create a Works Cited page in MLA format.

 

Need further guidance? Check the Purdue Online Writing Lab for additional help. 

 

If you need help creating your citations, feel free to stop by the reference desk and ask a librarian or call the reference desk at 773-838-7669.   

 

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