Welcome to Library Guides: Criminal Justice

Websites:

Criminal Justice USA - http://www.criminaljusticeusa.com/

Federal Bureau of Investigation - http://www.fbi.gov/

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority - http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/

Illinois Department of Corrections - http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/

Illinois State Police - http://www.isp.state.il.us/

Laws of Illinois - http://www.wiu.edu/libraries/govpubs/illinois_laws/

Legal-Criminal-Justice-Schools.com - http://www.legal-criminal-justice-schools.com/Criminal-Justice-Careers/Criminal-Justice-Career-Center.html

National Criminal Justice Reference Service - http://www.ncjrs.gov/

U.S. Marshalls - http://www.usmarshals.gov/

U.S. Secret Sevice - http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/

Databases:

Lexis Nexis - This database provide access to legal information through:

• Law Reviews
• Federal & State Cases
• Shepard's® Citations
• Federal & State Codes
• Tax Law
• Canadian Court Cases
• Canadian Legislation
• European Union, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations
• Patents

A Guide to Evaluating Resources: http://www.cornellcollege.edu/politics/courses/allin/Misc/guide%20to%20evaluating%20resources.pdf

Scholarly Journal vs. Popular Magazine Articles: http://lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/scholarlyguide.html

Periodicals:

available online through databases that RLC subscribes to

Champion

Civil RICO Report

Criminal Justice

Federal Sentencing Reporter

(and through the Internet)

ABA Criminal Justice Section - http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html

Crime and Justice International - http://www.cjcenter.org/cjcenter/publications/cji/

Law Officer.com - http://www.lawofficer.com/index.html

Officer.com - http://www.officer.com/

Blog:

Prevention not Punishment - http://preventionnotpunishment.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-issue-of-criminal-justice-magazine.html

Citing Sources:

MLA Style:

Purdue University Online Writing Lab - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Guide to citing resources - MLA citations.doc

APA Style:

Citing Sources using the APA Manual (6th edition) - http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/teachinghandouts/apa/APA_6th_ed.pdf

Guide to citing resources - coll writers APA.docx

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