Criminology is a behavioural science that studies crime and criminal justice and tends to also involve legal, psychological and sociological perspectives. There are many different paths for doing criminology research depending on what topic you are examining.
- Background Research:
- Helpful ideas include reading newspaper articles and using encyclopedias such as "Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice" by Sanford H. Kadish (HV6017. E52) to help gain a general understanding of the topic before starting your research. Given how interdisciplinary the field of criminology is, you're best bet for starting research is to search broadly using our interdisciplinary databases.
- Other Helpful Subject Guides:
- Law and Society - Data and Statistics - Sociology - Psychology
Here is a list of most of the criminology journals we have subscriptions for.
Electronic Journals
(available to Laurier students, faculty, staff only)
For a more complete list, go to Full-Text Electronic Journals for Criminology.
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
- British Journal of Criminology
- British Journal of Sociology
- Contemporary Justice Review
- Corrections Today
- Crime and Delinquency
- Crime, Law and Social Change
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice and Behavior
- Criminal Justice Ethics
- Criminal Justice Policy Review
- Critical Criminology
- Deviant Behavior
- European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
- European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
- FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Homicide Studies
- Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
- International Journal of Comparative Criminology
- Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
- Journal of International Criminal Justice
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Journal of Law and Society
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- Law and Society Review
- Police Practice and Research
- Police Quarterly
- Policing and Society
- Policing (formerly Police Studies)
- Prison Journal
- Probation Journal
- Punishment and Society
- Security
- Social Forces
- Social Justice
- Theoretical Criminology
- Women and Criminal Justice
- Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Print Journals
- Canadian Criminal Cases (KE8802 .C3 Laurier main campus Library )
- Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice (HV6001 .C3 Laurier main campus Library)
- Criminology (HV6001 .C68 UWaterloo Porter Library)
- International Review of Victimology (HV6250 .I58 Laurier Brantford)
- Journal of Crime and Justice (HV6201 .J68 Laurier Brantford)
- Justice Quarterly (HV7231 .J8 UWaterloo Porter Library)
General
Canada (also see Government Information)
- Department of Justice Canada: Laws and Statutes
- LEGISInfo (current bills before Parliament)
- e-Laws (Ontario laws and statutes)
- Ontario Legislative Assembly (current bills)
- Access to Justice Canada (ACJNet)
- Canadian Legal Information Institute (federal and provincial law and legislation)
- Canadian Justice System (how the legal system works)
- Department of Justice Canada
- RCMP
- Policing and Law Enforcement Canada (via Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada)
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services
- Corrections Canada Research Reports
International
- Nations of the World
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet (U.S.)
- Findlaw: Internet Legal Resources (U.S)
Statistics (also see Government Information)
How to do Canadian Legal Research
- Guide to Legal Research, Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto
- Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research
- The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation or the McGill Guide -located in WLU Brantford Collection (KE259.C36 2014)
- The Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guide
- The Queen’s University Library’s guide to Legal Citation
- Canadian Citation Committee Case Naming Guidelines
- Canadian Citation Committee: The Preparation, Citation and Distribution of Canadian Decisions
- Courts of Canada – legal abbreviations
- Simon Fraser University “How to find legal cases by citation”
- Carleton University library’s guide on "Using Uniform Legal Citation"
- The University of British Columbia "Law - Legal Citation Guide" (includes in-text citation examples)