Forensic Psychology & Criminology

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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The PsycINFO®, database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains over 3 million records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with one of the highest DOI matching rates in the publishing industry. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages.
Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index™ is a comprehensive database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals. The database provides research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security. The database includes abstract and indexing for 250 titles, with more than 100 available in full-text.
Web of Science (Core Collection) This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. Search results can be sorted in order of Times Cited to see the most important articles first. This is not a Full Text Database. Some items covered by this database are not currently available in full text but may be requested through inter-library loan.

Browse Select Journals in Forensic Psychology

American Journal of Forensic Psychology (open access)
American Psychologist
Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Issues in Forensic Psychology
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
Journal of Forensic Psychology (open access, last issue 2017)
Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Journal of Personality Assessment
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Law & Psychology Review
Law and Human Behavior
Legal and Criminological Psychology
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Psychology, Crime & Law
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Finding Literature Reviews

The following are journals that publish literature reviews in psychology. Also consult reference books and encyclopedias to find articles that review the literature on a topic.

Annual Review of Psychology

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Psychological Bulletin

In addition to the above resources, use PsycINFO to find literature review articles. Limit you search under "Methodology" on the Advanced Search page:

Or, use the keywords "Literature Review" or "Review" in your search if using other databases without this limiter.

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Subjects: Forensic Psychology, Law & Criminal Justice

Forensic Psychology & Criminology

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Browse Select Journals in Forensic Psychology

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