LibGuides: Criminal Justice Databases: Home

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The University of Akron
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Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus

Click here for more info on accessing Library Databases from off-campus
All library databases can be accessed from outside the library as well as from off-campus.

The UA Libraries Catalog for books is not restricted to only on-campus use.

Finding a book in Bierce Library

UA Libraries Catalog
Search for materials owned by UA Libraries.

University Libraries Databases for Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and substantial abstracts for books, book chapters, scholarly journal articles, government reports, and dissertations related to the field of criminal justice. EBSCOHost Tutorial
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Thoroughly covers the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice, with abstracts and references to journal articles, books, government and research reports, and other unpublished research. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive coverage in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences.
Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Social Science & Humanities This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and cited references for conference proceedings in the social sciences and humanities.
Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
A core resource covering all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, civil and legal rights, and more. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes full-text titles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. EBSCOHost Tutorial

Other important Information on OhioLINK, Interlibrary Loan, and Google Scholar

What is OhioLINK and How Do I Use It?

Looking for a Book in UA Libraries and Requesting from OhioLINK

OhioLINK Catalog
Search the holdings of OhioLINK member libraries. Materials in print or microform can delivered on request to UA in 3-5 business days. Not all libraries have fully listed their government documents collections here, but it is a good place to check.
How and When to Use ILL
What is Interlibrary Loan?
InterLibrary Loan Request Link
Further Information about Interlibrary Loan

Special Note!

University Libraries will do everything it can (within reason) to assist distance students in this program in accessing library resources, including copying chapters of books from the Bierce collection via the InterLibrary Loan link above.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar is an online, freely accessible search engine that lets users look for both physical and digital copies of articles. It searches a wide variety of sources, including academic publishers, universities, and depositories.
How to get articles from Google Scholar