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Law & Criminal Justice

Law & Crimincal Justice

Subject Guide: Law & Criminal Justice

Welcome to the Law Research Guide. You will find a comprehensive range of resources to support your exploration of law and criminal justice practices. Alongside access to scholarly journals and databases in this guide, CSM Librarians can help you throughout your research in-person, via chat, or through one-on-one appointments.

Starting Research in Law

  1. Begin by identifying an area of interest, legal issue, or specific legal case.
  2. Do some informal background research using Google or Wikipedia if you need to understand more about a topic, and keep track of what you find.
  3. Narrow down your topic to a specific question or issue, and isolate the major keywords of your topic or issue.
  4. Using your keywords, try searching several different sources including the OneSearch catalog and individual databases
  5. Consider consulting with a CSM librarian or your instructors for guidance and recommendations on relevant sources.
  6. As you gather information, critically evaluate sources for credibility and relevance to your research topic.
  7. Keep track of citations and take thorough notes to aid in the organization of your research findings.

Start with these databases

Searching OneSearch

OneSearch is the CSM Library's catalog of all of print and ebooks, and millions of articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, and more. OneSearch is a great place to start your search, but we recommend searching in individual databases as you proceed in your research.

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