LibGuides: CRJU115: Home

The purpose of this LibGuide is to help students complete their research project in CRUJ 115. Students will find information below to assist them with citation, searching the Virtual Library, and specific resources (articles and databases) that will aid in the completion of their portfolio assignment.

Citation Quick Tips

Citing a Website This video will show you how to use the Purdue Owl Citation feature to create your end of text citation.

Video Quick Tips for Searching the Virtual Library

Running a Basic Search in the Virtual Library
This short video will help you learn the skills you need to run a Basic Search in the Virtual Library and then modify your results if you aren't finding what you need, including APA citation and PDF fulltext of a file.
More on Modifying your Search Results
This video will give you even more advice on how to modify your results within the Virtual Library.

Suggested Databases

Gale Criminal Justice eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
e-Reference for students of law, law enforcement, terrorism, paralegal service, homeland security, forensic science, crime scene investigation, and more.

Lexis Plus This link opens in a new window
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Paralegal instructors and students only. Use BSC login to access.
Lexis+ provides a more streamlined and integrated research experience. It is built on the foundation of Lexis Advance®. Lexis is one of the largest legal information providers in the U.S. It offers a full range of U.S. legal information, including materials from all 50 states and it includes information about news, business, public records and legal information from more than 60,000 sources.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. It contains information from magazine, academic journal, newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images podcasts, and links to Websites.

Useful APA documents

Creating APA Citations Presentation
Bryant and Stratton APA Style Guide 7th edition

INFT124 Word Assessment Instructions

Reference List Basics