Criminal Justice

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Here are the top 5 things to know about starting your Criminal Justice-based research:

1) Article literature is expansively indexed by these databases in the criminal justice field:

• New! Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
• Criminal Justice Collection 
• Military and Intelligence Collection
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context
• War and Terrorism Collection

2) Get background information by using the authoritative reference works from our print and ebook collections.

3) Statistical information is useful for research. Try websites like The Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Criminal Justice Reference Service

4) Managing all the materials you find is a key to success. Use citation management tools such as EasyBib, KnightCite, BibMe, or Citation Machine to save, organize, and output all those citations.

5) Ask the Library when you get stuck. We are here to help you with your research needs. Send an email to: library@bethelu.edu