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 image 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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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 about this resource. You may need 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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Fingermark visualisation manual | The Fingermark Visualisation Manual has been implemented across all UK police forces. |
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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 about performing a search. |
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Policing Insight | A good quality website from CoPaCC bringing together information on governance, management and politics of policing. You will need to register for a free account, but by using your University of Cumbria email address you will get paid for content. See the linked page for details. |
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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 learn more about ProQuest Criminal Justice. 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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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. |
| Police Journal | A peer-reviewed journal that provides a platform in which theory, research and practice come together to advance knowledge in different areas and diverse aspects of policing. | |
| Police Practice and Research | Peer-reviewed. This journal offers current police reseach along with operational and administrative practices from around the world | |
| Policing a Journal of Policy and Practice | Peer-reviewed. A leading policy and practice publication aimed at connecting law enforcement leaders, police researchers, analysts and policy makers. | |
| Policing and Society | Peer-reviewed. A leading international academic journal specialising in the study of policing institutions and their practices. It is concerned with all aspects of how policing articulates and animates the social contexts in which it is located. | |
| 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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BAILLII | Access to freely available British and Irish public legal information |
| British Society of Criminology | Includes links to conference information, networks, regional groups, research and lists jobs in the field of criminology. Some content for members of the society only. | |
| Lookup abbreviations for sources (as used in legal referencing eg. case law) | ||
| Access to publications and news about crime. The centre for crime and justice studies is independent and non-partisan. | ||
| Authorised professional practice page of the College of Policing. Information on many different specialist areas including armed policing, counter terrorism and investigation. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Local constabulary website for the Cumbria area. | ||
| Full Fact are an independent fact checking 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. | ||
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Website from the House of Commons library focusing on policing related matters. |
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| A ministerial department supported by agencies and public bodies working to create a responsive criminal justice system. | ||
| An independent producer or official statistics for the UK. Look under the People, Populations and Community tab for information on crime and justice. | ||
| The local area crime and policing site - providing helpful links to local crime statistics, neighbourhood watch, Crimestoppers, and UK police force area websites. | ||
| A society of police officers, police staff and research professionals aiming to improve policing with an evidence based approach. | ||
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