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- Newsstand This link opens in a new window
This newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
- Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, etc. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science,etc.
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides content to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. This database assembles controversial information in a non-biased manner for evaluation by the patron.
- The Guardian - LawThe Guardian is a leading British newspaper. Its legal section offers an international commentary on legal stories from around the world (including prominent coverage of legal news from the United States, the European Union, Africa and the Middle East).
- JuristJurist is an online legal news journal hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. It provides extensive coverage of US and international legal news stories, op-ed commentary on legal topics authored by law professors and attorneys, and access to documents and primary sources under discussion.
- New York Times - Law & LegislationThe New York Times collates its law and legislation news stories, in order to create a searchable archive of recent legal news.
- CrimProf BlogActs as a news blog for those with an academic interest in the areas of criminal justice and criminology, and provides access to open access publications in these areas.
- National District Attorneys AssociationThe NDAA website has a useful publications section, with access to full-text publications covering a variety of criminal justice topic areas.
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Criminal Justice and Legal Research Databases
- Criminal Justice: Gale OneFile This link opens in a new window
Information for researchers who are studying law, law enforcement, or terrorism, training for paralegal service, preparing for a career in homeland security, delving into forensic science, investigating crime scenes, developing policy, going to court, writing sociological reports etc.
- Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides coverage of important English language legal information, with international coverage of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, and more.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides hundreds of top journals and magazines covering all related subjects, including forensic sciences, corrections, policing, criminal law and investigation.
- National Criminal Justice Reference CenterMaintained by the U.S. Department of Justice, this site gives advice about where to find information on thousands of criminal justice topics, grouped under headings like corrections, crime, crime prevention, drugs, victims, etc.; links to actual publications, not just to other websites.
- Social Science Research Network Electronic LibraryAllows for access to freely available journal articles and publications within the social sciences, including criminal justice and criminology.