We hold a selection of databases which contain full text and abstracts of e-journals. A full list of all our databases can be found on the Databases page. Key databases relevant for Criminology are listed below.:
Academic Search Premier this service offers the full text of over 4,700 journals in all academic subjects. In addition, the contents of another 12,000 journals are indexed, many including abstracts
Box of Broadcasts - BoB: the British Universities Film & Video Council's on-demand TV and radio service for education. This service allows students and staff to view, record, create clips and share broadcast programmes from over 60 TV and radio channels
Kanopy This streaming database contains a wide variety of films and documentaries, grouped by topic. Click on 'Browse' and check out the 'Criminology' section
Oxford Bibliographies - Criminology This databasecombines the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia to guide researchers to best available resources across a wide variety of topics. It is great first port of call when starting a new subject
ScienceDirect provides the full text of some 1,600 journals, these journals are generally available from 2008 onwards
Westlaw UK A legal database provinding acess to case reports, legislation, legal journals and more. To learn more how to use this database watch this video or contact me
If you're looking for a particular e-journal title, use our e-journals search engine. Note that a single e-journal title may be held in several different e-journal collections (databases), always click on the link that has the widest date range included. Here is a selection of relevant e-journals for Criminology.
Policy Commons Collates research, reports and policy documents from numerous national and international organisations. You need to register for a free account in order to gain full access.
Prison Reform Trust This charity publishes numerous reports which are good examples of 'grey literature'