Criminology
This guide is suggested for students of CRJ 3000.
Background Research
The Library has a large number of subject specific online encyclopedias with up-to-date articles on your paper topic. They will lead you to exhaustive and well-researched articles that are written and signed by scholars. Jump start your research with valuable background information, a detailed overview and/or a bibliography of current research. Enter keywords or the names of important theorists into the search fields of the online encyclopedias, companions and handbooks listed below:
- Sage Reference Online
Search all the library's Sage encyclopedias and handbooks simultaneously. - Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory
Includes entries on all criminological theories. - 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook
(2009)
See entries on Psychological Theories of Crime, Labeling and Symbolic Interaction Theories, Biological Theory, Strain Theories, Social Control Theory, Social Disorganization Theory, Self Control Theory, Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories, Criminal Justice Theories and more. - Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
(2007)
See entries on Radical Marxist Theories of Crime, Social Learning Theory of Crime, Social Control Theory of Crime, Biosocial Theories of Crime, Psychological Theories of Crime, Broken Windows Theory of Crime, Conflict Theory of Crime and Delinquency, Life Course Theory of Crime and Rational Choice Theory. - Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
(2002)
See entries on crime causation theories: Biological Theories, Economic Theories, Political Theories, Psychological Theories, and Sociological Theories. - Blackwell Companion to Criminology
(2004)
See chapter on Theories of Social Control. - Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
(2002)
See entries on Strain Theory, Control Theories, Broken Windows Theory, Social Learning Theories, Economic Theories, Attachment Theory, Life Course Theories, Social Control Theories, Deterrence Theory, Feminist Theory and more. - Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
(2003)
See entries on delinquency theories and theorists. - Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention
(2010)
All entries on theory are grouped together on the Reader's Guide. - Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
(2009)
All entries on theory are grouped together on the Reader's Guide under Concepts and Theories.
For more criminal justice encyclopedias consult the Criminal Justice Subject Guide.
Journal Articles
- Criminal Justice Abstracts
Covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.
Important features on the search screen:
Full text linking:
Formatting references in APA style - National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
The NCJRS database covers the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice. It contains summaries of more than 190,000 publications including books, government reports, research reports, and unpublished research. It also includes content from 189 journals, including 12 with core coverage. - Sociological Abstracts
Indexes scholarly journals in the field of sociology. - Find further indexes on the Criminal Justice Subject Guide or ask for recommendations.
Statistics
- ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
The world's largest archive of digital social science data. Data files can be downloaded into SPSS, SAS, Stata, or Excel. - Social Trends and Indicators USA
See volume 4: Crime and Justice - National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
Federal crime statistics on a wide variety of subjects from crime and victims, to criminal offenders and courts and sentencing. Data sets for analysis available online. - Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Presents a broad spectrum of criminal justice data from more than 100 sources in 6 sections. - Uniform Crime Report - FBI
Crime in the United States (CIUS) is an annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. - Uniform Crime Report - Pennsylvania State Police
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
Sec. 5: Law Enforcement, Courts, Prisons.
Yearly publication by the Census Bureay. Available online back to 1878. - Lexis-Nexis Statistical Publications & Data Sets
Includes mapping software for customized maps.
Citing Your Sources
- Documenting Source in APA Style
Research and Documentation Online by Diana Hacker. Includes sample paper and list of cited reference in APA style.
Sample APA style paper and list of cited references. -
Export references in APA style for your cited reference list.
Use the "Add to Folder" links to create a list of potentially useful articles then switch to Folder View and Select all items. Click on the "Save as File" icon to the right of your results and select APA in the drop down menu under "Citation Format." Click on "Save" and then copy and paste the resulting list of APA style citations into your word file. APA is the most widely used style in the social sciences.
- Refworks
Never type a bibliography again! RefWorks will help you easily gather, manage, and store bibliographic citations for all types of information, as well as generate footnotes and bibliographies.
RefWorks includes the latest ASA style.
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