Justice Studies & Law

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Mahoney Library

 

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2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960

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Library Hours:
Mon-Fri 8am to 12am
Sat-Sun 2pm-12am

The library will be closed:

  • December 19, 2025 - January 4, 2026
  • Monday, January 19, 2026
  • Monday, February 16, 2026
  • Friday, March 6, 2026
  • Thurs-Friday, April 2-3, 2026
  • Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Thurs-Friday, June 18-19, 2026

Key Databases

Search 250 criminal justice journals, over 100 with full text. Includes both U.S. and international journals, and covers law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.

Search publications covering all aspects of criminal justice. Topics include corrections, law enforcement, drugs and crime, juvenile justice, crime victims, technology in law enforcement, domestic violence, drug policy, juvenile violence and more


Search journal article abstracts on the psychological implications of criminology, including behavior, rehabilitation, victimization, adjudication and more

A collection of fourteen separate databases covering various aspects of sociology and related fields, including criminal justice

Websites

Books:

  • (2017) by Emma Wincup
  • (2019) by Leslie D. Rosenstein
  • (2019) by Catrien Bijleveld

Other Resources


Search thousands of journal articles and professional publications covering commercial crimes, computer crimes, white collar crimes, fraud, security, law enforcement, forensic accounting, and law & legislation. Some full text included.


Though primarily a database for education topics, ERIC also includes scholarly articles relating to educational programs of corrections facilities, interventions for youth offenders and at-risk individuals, police school safety, and many other topics. Some full text included.

in Digital Commons
Free articles and research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide


Prepare for various law enforcement tests with PrepStep's practice exams and ebooks. Includes exams for Corrections Officer, Court Officer, Police Officer, Probation Officer, Parole Officer, Homeland Security, State Trooper, Highway Patrol, and the RCMP Police Aptitude Test.

Streaming Video


1,500 streaming videos covering topics like law enforcement, criminal justice system, types of crimes, etc.

 

Online Encyclopedias

Focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding crime, prisons, and jails. Published in 2007.

Open access resource hosted by Cornell University providing coverage of all aspects of U.S. law, including supreme court cases, legal encyclopedias and an extensive collection of articles on various legal topics.

Provides information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. Published in 2004.

Citing Sources

APA Style Guide
MLA Style Guide
Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation information together and generate a bibliography for you.

Books

Interlibrary Borrowing
eBook Resources
Open Education Resources

Updated 2/23/26