Research Guides: Survey of Criminal Justice (Patterson): Welcome

APA Citation Resources

Purdue OWL APA page
Comprehensive APA information including how to format a paper, create in-text citations, reference list, and more.
Rutgers Libraries: APA (American Psychological Association) Publication Manual Tutorials and More: About APA Style Manual
Rowan Writing Center
Information on the Writing Center on the Glassboro campus.

Locating print books by call numbers

Finding Books Using Library of Congress Classification
Library of Congress (LC) Classification is typically used to classify and arrange books in college and university libraries
Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal System is typically used in American school and public libraries to classify and arrange print books.
Rutgers University Library Catalog (Quicksearch)
You may access Rutgers University resources from the computer lab at the Paul Robeson Library

Library databases

CQ Researcher (Robeson Library only)
CQ Researcher is a great place to start your assignment.This database contains hundreds of articles on the issues and debates of the day, including criminal justice topics. Each article contains detailed footnotes linking to additional articles, and a "pro/con" section with experts debating viewpoints on various isuues.
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Access to this database is available at the Robeson Library only, you will not have home access.

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Rowan database accessible anywhere with your Rowan login credentials
Contains more than 200,000 records selected from the most important sources within the discipline. Subject areas covered include: criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; history of crime; substance abuse and addiction; probation and parole.
Criminal Justice Database (1981 - current) This link opens in a new window
Rowan database accessible anywhere with your Rowan login credentials
Comprehensive database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals. The database provides research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security. The database includes abstract and indexing for 250 titles, with more than 100 available in full-text. Also Searchable through ProQuest Central.
New York Times (current) This link opens in a new window
Available through both Rowan and Rutgers (links to Rowan)
New York Times Late Edition (East Coast). Full text access to the newspaper’s articles (1980 – present) is within the ProQuest Newsstand database; there are no graphics available.
Wall Street Journal (Online) This link opens in a new window
Available through both Rowan and Rutgers (links to Rowan)
Coverage 2010-current; the same coverage is available in the comprehensive business database ABI. (ProQuest). Older issues can be accessed through the full image database Wall Street Journal Historical.

Web Resources

Bureau of Justice Statistics
From their website:
To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
Allsides: Criminal Justice
Organizes criminal justice reporting through liberal, moderate, and conservative lenses.
NAACP Criminal Justice Resources
Resources on racial profiling and other issues from the civil rights organization
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Library
Online library of criminal justice articles and resources

Camden Librarian

Bart Everts

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