SUNY Adirondack Library: Criminal Justice: Databases: WestLaw and More

Criminal Justice Databases

WestLawNext
Primary research tool search for state and federal laws, cases and regulations. Results from this database are not included in the search box on the library's home page. Watch the training video.

Legal Information Institute
The LII is an independently-funded project of the Cornell Law School.
The LII publishes electronic versions of core materials in numerous areas of the law, primarily on the Web. They range from the Constitution to the U.S. Code, from Supreme Court decisions to the Code of Federal Regulations as well as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Procedure, and Criminal Procedure.
Findlaw
Good for browsing topics in New York Law, but has lots of advertising.

Using Westlaw to find information on Penal Law

In the WestLawNext database go to:

Browse >> State Materials >> New York >> Statutes and Court Rules >> New York Statutes and Court Rules >> Penal Law

McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York

McKinney's Consolidated laws of New York annotated; with annotations from state and federal courts and state agencies.

This multivolume set is available in-print for students to use within the library. The call number is Ref. KFN5030 . A234. Please see a Librarian for assistance.

Supplementary Databases

ProQuest Central
Included are U.S. and international journals covering careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.
Statista
Provides access to a variety of statistical sources, outlooks and infographics, such as, Bureau of Justice, Statista Research Department, and international sources

Searching for Articles

To find magazine, journal and newspaper articles, use the Start Your Research Here box on the library's home page, limiting it to Articles.

The search box on the home page shallowly searches about 100 of our 120 databases, linking to 80,000+ periodicals.
- Limit the search to peer-reviewed (scholarly) articles if wanted.
Tutorial videos are below.

Criminal Justice Journals (Print Publications)

These print titles are found on the shelves near the Reference Desk:

Corrections Today
Police Chief

Research Services Librarian

Danielle Thomas

She, Her, Hers

Contact:

Email: thomasd@sunyacc.edu
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