Skip to Main Content

Criminal Justice Resources

Email Me

Contact:

Research/Instruction Librarian
Berntsen Library B113

651-631-5298

Subjects: Accounting, Business, Careers, Citation, Company Information, Criminal Justice, Dictionaries, English & Literature, Ethics, Health, History, Kinesiology, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, Psychology, Social Sciences, Spanish, Tax

Recommended Research Strategy

1. Start your research with background reading on your topic.

Find reference articles about your topic in the library's eReference databases.
- Search Credo, CQ Researcher, and/or Points of View Reference Center
- From your background reading, gather key terms, names, events, etc., to use as keywords for further searching.

2. Next, find books and articles related to your topic.

Search Library Search for books and e-books
- Limit to "Books" to find books in print and electronic format
Search Article Databases and Library Search for articles
- Limit to "Peer-Reviewed Journals" to find scholarly articles

3. Format your paper according to APA style.