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Criminal Justice Research Guide
Pollak Library

Criminal Justice
Books
Journal Articles
Journals
News Articles
Reference
Web Sites
Classes @ CSUF


This research guide is designed for CSUF Criminal Justice students. Pollak Library has a wealth of resources available for your research needs.  This includes books, government documents, trade magazines, journals, newspaper articles, statistics and much more. Explore the buttons to the left to investigate these paper and online sources.

Books: Books are great sources for an introduction or in-depth explanation on a topic.  This link will take you to the Library catalog and to other library's catalogs.
Journal Articles: When you are looking for articles on a topic, you will need an index to articles by subject.  The library subscribes to many such indexes. Here you will find links to these indexes in the field of criminal justice.

Journals: Pollak Library subscribes to a number of journals and trade magazines that would be of interest to students who are studying criminal justice.

News Articles: This library has access to a wide range of newspapers, both online and in paper.
Reference Sources can give the researcher a quick overview on a topic, provide contact information on groups or individuals, offer vocational guidance and more.
Web Sites: Click here for advice on the evaluation and location of quality web sites and a listing of university-level recommended criminology web sites.
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions.  Check here for questions frequently asked by Criminology students and some quick and easy answers.
Classes: This will take you to links for CSUF criminology classes that have received specialized library instruction this semester.
    If you need additional assistance with your library research:
 
bulletLibrarians who can give you research assistance at the Reference Desk are on the first floor of the north wing of Pollak Library. You may come by or call the Reference Desk during open library hours 714-278-3284
 
bulletYou may also e-mail me with any questions you may have. Cynthia Bruns, CSUF Librarian, Criminal Justice Subject Specialist, CBruns@fullerton.edu
 
bulletIf I am online, feel free to ask a question through Meebo.
 
bulletThere are a number of additional ways to get research assistance in Pollak Library such as online chat, email, and appointments.

 

Prepared by Cynthia Bruns CBruns@fullerton.edu An administrative page of the Paulina June & George Pollak Library at California State University, Fullerton. (c) 2005 California State University, Fullerton. All rights reserved. Last Revised: July 01, 2008