LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Getting Started

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Criminal Justice

Welcome to the Criminal Justice Research Guide! Here you will find general information sources that will help you get started with your CJ class assignments and research projects. Use the tabs on the left to navigate through the guide.

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U.S. Supreme Court
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45999

Links to Online Reference Sources

Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library
Covering the evolution of the American criminal justice system throughout history, Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library explores everything from juvenile justice to organized crime.
Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources
Description: A focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context.
Crime, Prisons, and Jails
Focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding crime, prisons, and jails.