Law, Societies and Justice: Articles & E-Journals

Journal article databases help you to search journal literature in a particular field or across many fields. Choosing a database can be the most challenging part. The following list are helpful for a number of law & society related topics. A few tips for getting the most out of your searches:

AND returns results containing all terms: immigration AND citizenship
OR returns results with either term: immigration OR citizenship
Quotation marks " " return results using that specific phrase: "immigration policy"
An asterisk * returns results with a root word and any ending: polic* [finds police, policing, policy...]

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles and general interest sources in all fields.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full-Text This link opens in a new window
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Publications in criminology and related disciplines; international in scope.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Journal articles in the field of sociology, including international literature and other related disciplines.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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Social and public policy literature from periodicals, government documents, books, and other sources.
Hein Online This link opens in a new window
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Digitized legal journals, reviews, U.S. government documents, regulations, laws, and treaties.

National Criminal Justice Reference System Abstracts Database
Publications such as policy papers and program evaluations from bureaus, offices, and agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.
CrimeSolutions.org
Clearinghouse of programs and practices around criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services outcomes.

Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies This link opens in a new window
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Primary sources and reference materials covering crucial global trends in mass incarceration and the detailed prison infrastructure of specific countries.