Getting Started
Welcome to your Subject Guide, where you'll find tailored guidance and advice on key library resources.
Most print books relating to Criminology are located on the first floor of the Library at the following shelfmarks:
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Social Sciences |
300 |
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Sociology |
301 |
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Political Science |
320-329 |
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Law |
340-349 |
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Criminal Justice |
345.42 |
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Public Administration |
351 |
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Police Services |
363.2 |
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Criminology |
364 |
Most essential texts, plus many more, are available in eBook format and can be found on UR Library Search. The following eBook collections are useful for Criminology:
- Sage Catalyst This link opens in a new window
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Unlimited access to over 700 premium social science eTextbooks, including nearly 100 titles on research methods and study skills.
- Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
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The premier social sciences platform for SAGE.
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
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The Oxford Handbooks series brings together the world’s leading scholars to write articles that survey the current state of scholarship in their field. The articles review the key issues, reveal original arguments and concepts, and set the agenda for new research.
- Social Theory This link opens in a new window
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Covers writing from the eighteenth century to the present and includes key works by Durkheim, Weber, Habermas, Gilman, Foucault and Baudrillard.
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
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Ebooks and journals in a range of disciplines including science, medicine, humanities, social sciences, economics, history, law, politics and international relations.
Journal databases - full text
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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A multi-disciplinary database, offering information in most areas of academic study.
- Sage Premier This link opens in a new window
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Over 500 full text journals covering arts, social sciences (especially media studies), humanities and life sciences.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Hundreds of full text journals and eBooks in the arts, humanities, social sciences and life sciences.
- Oxford Journals Archive This link opens in a new window
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Contents of 142 Oxford University Press Journals from their first issue to 1995.
- CrimRxiv (Open Access Resource) This link opens in a new window
Criminology’s global open access hub + repository.
Journal databases: non-full text
These databases may contain records of articles published elsewhere. You may be able to access these articles by clicking the Full Text Finder button, provided we have a subscription to the journal they are in.
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive social sciences database which provides an index to books, journals, newspapers and dissertations dating back to 1951.
- Web Of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
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Database comprising Science, Social Science and Arts & Humanities citation indexes.
- UK Data Service This link opens in a new window
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Data banks from the major statistical publications produced by such as the World Bank, the IMF, OECD and the United Nations.
- UK Data Service: Census Support This link opens in a new window
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UK Census Data from 1971, this site provides links to the relevant datasets (registration required).
Legal databases
- Lexis+ UK This link opens in a new window
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Lexis+ is a comprehensive law database which includes primary law, secondary sources, and practical guidance. It holds current and historic UK and EU legislation and, case law. It includes Halsbury’s Laws of England and many key legal journals and textbooks.
- Westlaw UK This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to up-to-date UK and EU legal material covering primary and secondary legislation, case law, law reports, UK law journals and commentary. Note: To access this resource you will need to register on first sign-up. We recommend using your Roehampton email address.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
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Legal research database containing international yearbooks and periodicals, US law digests, and decisions of international tribunals and extensive archival collection of academic legal journals, from the first volume to the most recent volume allowed by the publishers (typically 2-5 years ago).
Parliamentary Papers
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Sessional papers from 1715 to the present, with supplementary material back to 1688.
See our Law subject guide for more useful resources.
- Nexis UK This link opens in a new window
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Worldwide news and business database. This content is unavailable in UR Library Search and can only be found here on the Nexis platform.
- PressReader This link opens in a new window
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Access thousands of current, international newspapers and magazines. You can also download the PressReader App. Note: To log in, click sign in at the top of the screen, select Library or Group, then find University of Roehampton and Sign In via Open Athens. Spotlight on PressReader blog post.
We also have digital archives of several newspapers; see our A-Z Database list for details.
- BFI Player for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
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The British Film Institute's curated streaming service for higher education, with a focus on British and European independent films. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton email address, you need to create a personal user account for access. You may watch content on personal devices or in class, but BFI Player is not licenced for public screenings.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Streams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Note: Click 'Log in to Roehampton' on the left side of the screen to gain access. Please note: BBC programmes may be available via Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB).
- ROB (Roehampton Online Broadcasts) This link opens in a new window
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Record and stream freeview TV and radio programmes for educational use, create clips and playlists, and access the archive of recorded programmes including BBC and Shakespeare Archives. ROB is managed by AVR, for assistance contact: avr@roehampton.ac.uk.