Welcome to the CRJ 3315: Comparative Criminal Justice Research Guide. In this guide, you will find library and online resources to help you with your research and course assignments. Scroll below to see the most used resources for getting started on your research. Click on the side navigation tabs on the left to see more in-depth and comprehensive resources.
This course is aimed at providing a thorough and critical examination of meanings, history, and methods of comparing as well as contrasting various examples of criminal justice systems around the globe with ones prevailing in the United States.The comparative approach allows us to realize that we can learn to develop efficiency in any system using a comparison approach. Systematic comparisons of criminal justice systems provides a critical approach to understanding what works depending on circumstances and cultural contexts.
Contains articles from journals and magazines covering areas related to criminal justice and criminology.
This database covers many subjects found at colleges and universities. Contains articles from thousands of journals, magazines, news sources, and videos from the Associated Press.
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Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behaviour by 
Legitimacy and Criminal Justice: An International Perspective by 
The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War by ____
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Read bite-sized introductions to hundreds of research concepts and methods written by global experts.
This collection of streaming video on the SAGE Research Methods platform offers support on the practical skills that you need to successfully complete your research. Key areas such as writing a research proposal, planning and designing a research project, and securing ethical approval are explicitly covered. Practical skills such as project management, writing for publication, presenting work, and building networks are also presented through helpful explanatory videos.
