Policing
Discover the best information, whether you’re a new Policing student starting your first assignment, or delving into a research project.
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Three key actions for getting started
Finding information for your assessments
Developing strong information searching skills saves time and brings results. Finding Information Skills covers everything you need for academic searching. Take the Finding Information Skills assessment for a personalised action plan.
Reading Lists
These are set up by your tutors to guide you to good quality, relevant and useful materials to help you with your studies. They are a great starting point before doing your own research - find out more about your Reading Lists.
Library Search
Library Search can make your academic life easier by helping you find a range of reliable and trustworthy sources for your work. It contains a wealth of information to help you make the most of your studies, including books/eBooks, journals/eJournals, articles, databases, and more.
Using Library Search may feel daunting at first, but don't worry, we have a range of guides on how to find relevant resources.
Key resources for Policing students
Databases
Databases are searchable collections of good quality, academic material, particularly journal articles. They can be small subject specific or large collections covering a wide range of subject areas. Most databases provide access to full-text items.
| Supports the research of crime, its causes and impacts, and social implications. | |
| Provides abstracts and full text articles from academic journals and books covering a wide range of subjects. | |
| Provides a range of research databases covering the full range of academic subjects. | |
| A great place to start a search on most subjects, providing access to both books and journal articles. | |
| A collection of Law ebooks published by Oxford University Press, including key texts on criminal justice. Browse by “subject” to find relevant sources for criminology. | |
| Provides students with the resources to investigate both crucial global trends in mass incarceration, and the detailed prison infrastructure of specific countries. | |
| Responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels. | |
| Provides access to hundreds of academic journals covering criminology, psychology, sociology, and much more. |
Newspapers
Newspapers are a valuable source of information. They provide insight into what interests and concerns people both now and in the past.
The Library gives students and researchers access to wide-range of Newspapers.
| Provides access to in-depth articles, academic summaries, and thematic reports on policing and criminal justice. | |
| Provides access to the full-text of more than 2,300 major world newspapers. | |
| A database of local, regional, UK national and highly prominent international newspapers, with archives back to the 1980s. |
Industry Websites
Industry websites provide information, resources, and updates related to a specific sector or type of business. They can be valuable resources for staying informed about industry trends, accessing research materials, and discovering more about organisations and industry professionals.
| The professional body for policing in England and Wales, providing standards of practice, research and working practice. | |
| Contains PEEL Reports (Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy) alongside thematic reports, inspection reports, data on police performance and more. | |
| Publishes research reports, policy briefings and statistical data on the prison system, investigating prison conditions, rehabilitations programs and the impact of policy changes on the criminal justice system. | |
| The blog offers articles, research updates and insight from experts in the field. |
Print books
You can borrow print books from the Library. Below is a map of where to find criminology-related books. The location details below are a guide, it is best to use Library Search for exact location of items:
| Classmark | Subject area |
| 657 | Criminology |
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