GSU Library Research Guides: CRJU 4020: Criminal Justice Policy Analysis: Databases for Scholarly Articles

Background Information

Find a chronology of events and laws.

Keywords: school shootings
gun violence

CQ Researcher
Provides unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy, 1991 present.

Overview of Topic

Topic: school-to-prison pipeline

Crime and Punishment in America: an Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System [2 Volumes] by Laura L. Finley (Editor)
ISBN: 1610699289
Should people be able to use lethal force before retreating? What are the arguments for and against executing mentally ill inmates? Should police always need warrants to search individuals or their property? How can we best hold accountable white collar offenders? Why do men perpetrate crime at higher rates than women? This two-volume set grapples with the answers to these complex questions and many more, enabling readers to better understand current crime/punishment issues within the context of America's ever-evolving culture, economy, and politics. This multidisciplinary reference work offers a current and thorough compilation of the most important and hotly contested topics related to crime and criminal justice. Organized alphabetically, each entry presents scholarly research and authoritative sources to inform readers about the subject.

Criminal Justice

Keywords: mass incarceration and empirical study
mass incarceration and quantitative study

Criminal Justice Abstracts
Provides indexing and abstracts for criminal justice and criminology research journals. Covers all related subjects, including forensic sciences, criminal law, and more.
Criminal Justice Database
Supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
Criminology: A SAGE Full Text Collection
Includes the full text of 24 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, encompassing over 20,400 articles and up to 87 years of backfiles.

Education

Keywords: school to prison pipeline and empirical

ERIC (EBSCO)
Provides extensive access to educational related literature. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. 1966 - current.
Education Source
Dating back to 1880, covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. Also includes educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing.

This multidisciplinary database limits results to empirical articles.

APA PsycInfo
APA PsycInfo is unmatched as a resource for locating scholarly research findings in psychology and related fields across a host of academic disciplines.

Public Policy Database

Keywords: mass incarceration policy and empirical
Limit by location

PAIS Index
(Public Affairs Information Service) Index database contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more.