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Social Science Research Guide: Criminal Justice

Guide to help students research in Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.

Criminal Justice Resources

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News Sources

The New York Times 1851-2017 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

Historical articles published in The New York York Times.

Nexis Uni

Access to newspapers from around the world. Also contains legal and business information.

The New York Times (via nytimes.com — register using your LaGuardia email address)

  1. Click on “Register” to create a NYTimes.com account using your school email address.
  2. If your email address is from an eligible school, you will then see “Check your email.” Click on the link in our confirmation.
  3. If you don’t get the confirmation email, check your spam filter. If you still do not receive it, send an email from your school email account to edu@nytimes.com.

Magazine or Scholarly Articles

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text

Articles from magazines and journals, books, and monographs in areas related to criminal justice and criminology.

LegalTrac

Indexing for major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals.

Legal Source

Articles from 1908 to the present on current issues and trends of the legal world.

Nexis Uni

Access to newspapers from around the world. Also contains legal and business information.

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