Welcome to the Criminal Justice Sciences Research Guide
Hello! My name is Chad Kahl, the Criminal Justice Sciences Librarian at Milner. This guide is meant to point researchers in the direction of commonly-used criminal justice resources available at Illinois State University. It should hopefully get you started with your work, but isn't necessarily comprehensive. Feel free to contact me, or use the Ask a Milner Librarian box, if you have questions.
Table of Contents
The guide is broken up into the following sections:
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Recommended ResourcesIncludes links to top criminal justice databases and individual journals. Sub-pages also include recommended books, reference sources for criminal justice topics, resources for faculty, open access materials, and recommended statistical sources.
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How To...Provides detailed pages for help using criminal justice databases to find articles, and evaluating those articles for credibility and relevance.
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Store and Organize SourcesDetails different options for organizing resources. Sub-pages also provide walkthroughs for creating annotated bibliographies and literature reviews.
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Useful LinksOther links that may help with individual research projects.
List of Course Guides
Check out these guides created for specific classes. These guides include specific content to help with assignments, projects, and and other requirements associated with that course.
Other Helpful Guides
This list includes other guides that cover useful content on other topics relevant to research and scholarship at Illinois State University:
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APA Style Help GuideA guide showing how to use the APA Style and examples of in-text citations and references for a variety of different sources.
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Crime and Punishment Guide (Government Info)Guide in locating crime and punishment federal resources available through Milner Library at Illinois State University.
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Evaluating Resources GuideLearn what questions to ask and some strategies to apply for determining if your source is or isn't appropriate for your project.
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Genocide and Criminal Justice GuideTopical guide discussing issues relating to genocide and crimes against humanity
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Law and Legal Studies GuideSubject guide for Law and Legal studies.
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Law Enforcement Exams GuidePractice tests and other resources for successfully taking the law enforcement exam.
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Paralegal (Legal Studies) Resources GuideResources for Legal Studies majors and minors
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Politics & Government GuideSubject Guide for the Politics & Government Department
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Systemic Racism GuideLink to topic guide on systemic racism and anti-racism movements.
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LGBTQIA+ Resources GuideLink to topic guide on LGBTQIA+ issues.
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All Help VideosThis page includes every general help video put out by Milner Library. If you have questions that aren't answered by this guide, check this link out to see if there is a video!
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