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Criminal Justice Subject Guide

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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text

Criminal Justice Abstracts is the leading bibliographic database for criminal justice and criminology research. It provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for journals covering all related subjects, including forensic sciences, corrections, policing, criminal law and investigation.
Gale Criminal Justice Collection
Subjects: Criminal justice, journals

Provides sources helpful for those studying to become lawyers, law enforcement officers, paralegals, for those preparing a career in Homeland Security, and much more. Users will have access to 150 journals.
Military & Intelligence Database
Subjects: Military

Has over 10 million articles (80% full-text) from more than 500 titles and basic reference materials.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Subjects: General
War and Terrorism Collection
Subjects: History, social science

A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes. References include 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

The Publication Finder in the Bethel Library will help you locate available journals for your research.