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CJUS 4700: Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Overview on how to find research articles in criminal justice. Tips on databases and basic search techniques and using APA citation style

Websites to help identify and research a topic

Browsing these websites may help you identify a topic you are interested in researching.

Learn more about topics

Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology provides a list of criminal justice-related topics. Each topic entry defines/introduces the problem and provides a list of suggested readings and key articles on that topic.

You can search Credo Reference to get an overview of a topic and current research related to the topic.

Sage Research Methods Cases provides examples of criminal justice research projects. These examples could help you choose a methodology for your research proposal. Search by "criminal justice" generally to browse some research projects or search with a specific criminal justice-related topic.

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