Tutorials
The Pollak Library has a search engine called Onesearch. You can use the search bar on the library's main page library.fullerton.edu. OneSearch will look in several databases to look for your topic. A specific tutorial for Dr. Cunha's class on OneSearch. passcode: Q19?#xxE
Learn a little about our databases. Try looking for the Criminal Justice databases.
Academic Search Premier is a general database to use for many of your classes.
Criminal Justice Abstract is a good database to search for criminal justice topics.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints has articles on both sides of a topic.
For advanced searching, try using Boolean Connectors. (OR will expand your search; AND will narrow your search)
Learn about Empirical Articles.
Learn about APA citation style.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline is a great database for legal information. You can access their library guide and Social Justice tutorial.
You can search Case Law, Civil Rights and Social Justice Database, Criminal Justice & Criminology, US Code, US Congressional Documents, Supreme Court Briefs, Immigration Law & Policy in the US and more.
The above terms you can find as clickable areas on HeinOnline's main page. You can also use the search bar at the top to search all of the databases at once for your topic.
- HeinOnline Academic This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline Academic is a premier legal research platform containing historical and government documents. Includes 39 separate databases including: Law Journal Library; Brenan Center for Justice Publications at NYU School of Law; Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment; Civil Rights and Social Justice; Code of Federal Regulations; COVID-19; Criminal Justice & Criminology; Federal Register Library; Foreign Relations; GWO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions; Gun Regulation; History of International Law; Immigration Law & Policy in the U.S.; John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection; Military and Government; Open Society Justice Initiative; Pentagon Papers; Reports of U.S. Presidential Commissions; U.S. Code; U.S. Congressional Documents; U.S. Federal Agency Documents; U.S. Supreme Court Library; U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library
Westlaw
Westlaw is a great database for legal information. You can search for Cases, Statutes & Court Rules, Regulations, Federal and State.
- Westlaw Next Campus Research This link opens in a new windowWestlaw Next Campus Research is a comprehensive legal database, which includes federal and all 50 states materials; such as statutes, regulations, briefs, proposed and enacted legislation and the US Code Annotated. This database also includes West's KeyCite feature for verification of the status of a case, statute, administrative decision, or regulation and Wests Key Number System.