There are a number of strategies for finding journal articles to use as sources for your paper:

• Library databases (http://proxy.uwec.edu/login?url=http://xerxes.library.wisconsin.edu/uwec/?base=databases&action=subject&subject=criminal-justice)
  • There are other discipline databases you can search through the library website. If you are having trouble, go to the library and talk with a reference librarian.
    
• Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/)
  • Google Scholar indexes many journal articles that are available online. You may run into problems using this tool if you haven't before. First, not all of the articles listed are peer reviewed and/or scholarly. Check the list below or check with the instructor. Second, many of the articles that are listed are not available for free (you may have to pay a fee to view them). I would recommend using Google Scholar to identify particular articles, then take your citation list to the library where a reference librarian will be able to help you find them for free. Sometimes you will be able to get them through interlibrary loan in a few days.
    
• Snowball sampling
  • Use the textbook or articles you have found to identify other material that may be relevant to your paper. For example, what sources do the authors of the text book cite? Are you able to find those sources? Look at the reference page of an article that you found that you believe is particularly relevant to your work. Sometimes you will be able to find the articles online, otherwise go to the library and talk to someone.
    

Selected Scholarly Criminal Justice Journals

Below is a partial list of peer reviewed criminology and criminal justice journals. If you identify a source that you would like to use for your paper that is not on this list, be sure to contact the instructor.

Advances in Criminological Theory
American Journal of Criminal Justice
American Journal of Economics and Sociology
American Journal of Police
American Journal of Sociology
American Sociological Review
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Behavioral Sciences and Las British Journal of Criminology
British Journal of Sociology
Canadian Journal of Criminology
Contemporary Drug Problems
Contemporary Sociology: An International Journal of Reviews
Corrective and Social Psychiatry and Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy
Crime & Delinquency
Crime, Law and Social Change
Criminal Behavior and Mental Health
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Criminal Justice Ethics
Criminal Justice Journal
Criminal Justice Policy Review
Criminal Justice Review
Criminal Law Bulletin
Criminology
Criminology and Public Policy
Critical Sociology
Current Sociology
Deviant Behavior
Ethics and Justice
Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Evaluation Review: A Journal of Applied Social Research
The Gang Journal: An Interdisciplinary Research Quarterly
Homicide Studies
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice Review
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Instructional Journal of the Sociology of Law
International Review of Criminal Policy
International Review of Victimology
Journal of Addiction and Offender Counseling
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Journal of Adolescence
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
Journal of Crime and Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
Journal of Drug Issues
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Journal of Legal Studies
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Journal of School Health
Journal of School Violence
Journal of Social Issues
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
Journal of Youth and Adolescence Judicature
Jurimetrics: Journal of Law, Science, and Technology
Justice Professional
Justice Quarterly
Justice System Journal
Law and Human Behavior
Law and Philosophy: An International Journal of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy
Law and Policy
Law and Social Inquiry
Law and Society Review
Law in Context: A Socio-Legal Journal
New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement
Police Studies: An International Journal of Research and Policy
Prison Journal
Qualitative Sociology
Social and Legal Studies: An International Journal
Social Forces
Social Justice
Social Justice Research
Social Philosophy and Policy
Social Problems
Social Research
Social Science Journal
Social Science Research
Sociological Focus
Sociological Forum
Sociological Inquiry
Sociological Methodology
Sociological Methods and Research
Sociological Perspectives
Sociological Quarterly
Sociological Review
Sociology and Social Research
Teaching Sociology
Violence and Victims
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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