Assignment: SmartSearch and Databases - CRIM 420 - Law Enforcement Academy

SmartSearch

Developing Your Search Strategy

Look over your assignment. Highlight the main point and key words you need for your search strategy.
Identify key concepts. What two or three words describe the major points of your project?
Think about alternate forms and synonyms of the words used.
Develop "concept blocks," each concept block made of similar words that describe your topic, then link the topics together.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from over 8,500 publications including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Also contains citations for over 25,000 publications including white papers, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 80,000 resources, including all known Office of Justice Programs' works. Also includes citations for over 230,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual resources from 1970 to present.
SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from over 1,100 journals, including over 200 open access ones, published by 400 society partners.
PsycINFO and PsycArticles (APA via ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles and citations from journals published by the American or Canadian Psychological Association. Also includes full text dissertations and over 8 million citations in 185,000 journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from over 600 journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs.