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Resources for Finding Information on Criminal Justice
Last update: Nov 05th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.unco.edu/crj  Print Guide  RSS Updates

CRJ 370 Fitzpatrick - Justice Professionalism & Ethics             Print Page
  
 

Term Paper & Group Project

The assignment guidelines for your CRJ 370 term paper read " A critical review of no less than ten (10) articles from scholarly academic journals"

This means you will read AT LEAST double that amount of literature to ensure that you create a truly critical review of your ethical issue.

Review The Literature Review section of the guide before you begin and as you read through your sources.

Search by Database

The databases listed below are suggested starting places.  Visit the Article Finder page of the library website, and search by subject to find other relevant databases. 

  • Academic Search Premier  
      
    Great place to start searching for articles!
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts  
      
    1968-present. Indexes books, articles, government and non-government agency reports in criminology and related disciplines. Find more precise Subjects (Descriptors) on the right side of the result screen. Use those to refine and focus.
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts  
      
    1975-present. Published by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
  • PsychInfo  
      
    1872-present. Covers both journal and book literature in psychology. Select "Suggest Subject Terms" for more precision in your searching."
  • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center  
    Good place to go for the group project for the discussion of the pros and cons of your issue!!
  • Sage Full Text  

Torture

Profiling

Corruption

Death Penalty & Mentally Ill

 

Plea Bargaining

These articles present the two sides of the Plea Bargaining issue (pro/con).  They are from the fall 2003 issue of Regulation.

Government Surveillance

 

Literature Review Tool

Use Social Science Citation Index to see if your articles are cited elsewhere.  You can also see a list of cited references to articles from a basic word search.  This is very useful for the literature review.

Noodlebib

  • Noodlebib  
      
    Create APA and MLA style reference or source lists. For off-campus access you will need the UNC username/password.
  • UNC APA Guide  
    See the section on Headings when you begin writing.
 
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