Welcome to your library subject page. This has been compiled by your subject librarian and is here to help you find information for your studies and research. It is not an exhaustive list of everything available, but will point you in the right direction.
OneSearch is a good place to start your research. However as you progress through your course you will need to develop your searching skills to incorporate other sources.
Watch the tutorial below for an introduction to searching or access our Finding Information page for more advice.
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You can also sign up to our webinar for guidance on how you can develop your search skills.
We have selected some key eresources and individual journal titles to help you locate relevant material for your subject. Click on the tutorial below to find out more.
Eresources allow you to search across multiple sources at one time eg a range of journal articles. Some eresources are subject specific and provide more tailored results.
In addition to these key eresources you can also explore our full A-Z of eresources.
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Campbell Collaboration | A collection of systematic reviews in crime and justice, education and social welfare. Good quality peerreviewed materials. |
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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text | A comprehensive database including full text and bibliographic records for over 320 criminology journal titles. Subjects include: Criminology, criminal justice, corrections and prisons, criminal investigations, forensic sciences and investigation, substance abuse and addiction, probation and parole. Watch this video to find out more. You may be prompted to log-in with your university username and password. |
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Digimap |
Digital map content for the UK and beyond. The Society Digimap allows viewing of census data though a special lens. Sign in with University of Cumbria log in details and set up your account. |
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Encyclopaedia of Forensic Sciences | Comprehensive coverage of the core theories, methods, techniques and applications employed by forensic sciences. |
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FORENSICnetBASE | Forensic science and law enforcement electronic books. |
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Fingermark visualisation manual | The Fingermark Visualisation Manual, has been implemented across all UK police forces and is used by forensic services across the UK. |
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Lexis+ | Try this if you want to find up-to-date legal information, resources and expert opinion from established names such as Butterworths, Tolley and Halsbury’s. Plus specific titles such as Blackstone’s criminal practice. You can get current full text Acts of Parliament and check for latest amendments. Watch this video to find out how to perform a search. |
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ProQuest Criminal Justice | This is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. A mix of full-text journals, references, abstracts, reports and conference proceedings. This database allows you to filter your results by location: you will be able to find UK specific results. Watch this video to find out more. You may need to log-in with your university username and password. |
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ProQuest Psychology | 540 full text journals from a range of psychology disciplines. This database allows you to filter your results by location: you will be able to find UK specific results. |
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ProQuest Social Science | Index and full text access to a range of social science, criminology and other topics. This database allows you to filter your results by location: you will be able to find UK specific results. |
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PsycArticles | Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology, from the American Psychological Association (APA). Includes full-text articles from nearly 80 journals, references and abstracts, reports and conference proceedings, trials and reviews. |
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Sage Premier Journals | A large multidisciplinary database covering many areas including the social sciences. Includes almost 50 criminology and policing titles, many with a UK focus. |
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SocINDEX with Full Text | Comprehensive high quality sociology research database. Providing full-text, peer-reviewed sociology journals covering many studies including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, racial studies, religion and social work. |
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Taylor and Francis |
Online access to the full-text of individual Taylor and Francis journals to which the university subscribes. In addition, abstracts available for non-University subscribed titles. Topics covered include criminology, policing and social sciences. |
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Web of science |
Access to the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. |
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Westlaw |
A large, comprehensive legal online service including UK case law, legislation, the Legal Journals Index , some full-text journal articles and a current awareness service. Also includes EU cases and legislation and United States legal sources. |
Browse or search inside key journal titles for your subject below. For a full range of titles check our A-Z of journals via Journals Search.
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British Journal of Criminology | Peer-reviewed. 'The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society' is one of the world's top criminology journals. It publishes work of the highest quality from around the world and across all areas of criminology. |
| Journal of Crime and Justice | Society of Police and Criminal Psychology. From the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association USA. | |
| Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency | Peer-reviewed. This international forum has explored the social, political, and economic contexts of criminal justice and examined victims, criminals, courts, and sanctions. | |
| Psychology Crime and Law | Psychology, Crime & Law promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to crime, criminal and civil law, and the influence of law on behavior. | |
| Punishment and Society | Punishment and Society is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research and scholarship dealing with punishment, penal institutions and penal control. | |
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BAILLI | Access to freely available British and Irish public legal information |
| British Society of Criminology | A society largely for members, but there is a 'Useful links' page to UK and worldwide government and criminal justice organisations. | |
| Lookup abbreviations for sources (you might find these in legal references for case law etc) | ||
| The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an independent public interest charity whose mission is to inspire enduring change by promoting understanding of social harm, the centrality of social justice and the limits of criminal justice. Free online access to many of their publications. | ||
| The Crown Prosecution Service is the Government Department responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. Useful site with up to date information, news and guidance on legal documents. | ||
| Full Fact are an independent factchecking charity. They aim to check claims made by politicians, the media and pressure groups, and stop misinformation spreading by pressing for corrections. | ||
| Official report of all parliamentary debates | ||
| Includes links to policy information, statistics, firearms, Government publications and regulations. This link will take you to matters relating to crime, justice and the law. | ||
| The oldest group working in the UK and internationally on penal reform. Includes facts and figures on children, and young people in the penal system, and news and events pages. | ||
| An independent organisation working to inspire social change through research, policy and practice. Lots of useful reports on a wide range of subjects. | ||
| A ministerial department supported by agencies and public bodies working to create a responsive criminal justice system. | ||
| An independent producer of official statistics for the UK. Look under the People, populations and community tab for information on crime and justice. | ||
| A collection of official statistics and statistical databases. | ||
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