Library and Academic Success: Police Studies (Bachelor of Human Services): Getting Started

Reference and Collection development technician

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My office is K210L in the Barrie Campus Library.

705-728-1968 x 1924

Subjects: Child and Youth Care, Community and Justice Services, Developmental Services Worker, Early Childhood Education, Fundraising & Resource Development, Orillia, Police Foundations, Police Studies (Bachelor of Human Services), Protection, Security and Investigation, Social Service Worker, Therapeutic Recreation, Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant

A little manual of Restorative Justice
This is a basic training tool. The themes addressed in the various modules are themes that the writers\practitioners have found useful in seeking to educate communities about restorative justice and engage citizens in a deeper reflection about the criminal justice system.

MultiSearch
Looking for information for an assignment? Enter your keywords below to find books, journal & newspaper articles, streaming video & more in one click.

Nexis UNI (formerly LexisNexis PLUS)
Provides full-text documents from over 6,000 news, business, legal, medical and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. Permalinks/stable links currently not working. For best results use Firefox or Chrome.
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Quicklaw PLUS
Provides access to the most comprehensive collection available of case law, legislation, exclusive current awareness services, expert commentary and more. Includes Halsbury's Laws of Canada, legal textbooks, legal forms and precedents, quantums, and practice products in various areas of law.
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old link to Quicklaw
WestlawNext Canada
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Legal database with a comprehensive collection of Canadian case law and legislation, plus finding tools such as The Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and The Canadian Abridgment. Contains KeyCite Canada for noting up cases and legislation and Index to Canadian Legal Literature for finding expert analysis. Also contains Words and Phrases for finding judicial interpretations of legal terms. Use Chrome when remotely connecting from home. See Chrome icon above for tip sheets.
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e-Laws
e-Laws provides links to current consolidated statutes and regulations, as well as current bills.
Justice Laws Website
Produced by the Department of Justice Canada, this site provides links to statutes, regulations, and current bills. Also includes quick links to the Criminal Code and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Interpol: 100 years of international police cooperation
Database has 18 international crime areas for easier searching. They are connecting police for a safer world

National criminal justice reference service
This is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

Canadian Demographics at a Glance
Quickly accessible, up-to-date picture of the Canadian population.
Canadian Social Trends
Discusses and analyzes the social, economic, and demographic changes affecting the lives of Canadians.
Juristat
Provides in-depth analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues. Topics include crime, victimization, homicide, civil, family and criminal courts, and correctional services.
Statistics Canada
Canada’s national statistical agency. Economic, social and census data. Daily statistical releases.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
Provides Canadian context for a variety of research topics and clearly illustrates differing points of view to help start research projects and opinion papers.
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DSM-5 (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
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DSM-V-TR (Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and several textbooks from the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Use Firefox to search this tool. Search will not work with Internet Explorer.
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SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive sociology research database including its many sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Full text available for over 700 journals (back to 1908), 800 books and thousands of conference papers.
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NCJRS National Criminal Justice Reference Service
This is an American database. You can click on the topics listed or use the search box provided.

Films on Demand
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Contains over 5,000 videos on topics in business, nursing, social sciences, health, science and technical education. Available on and off campus.
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Older link - http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?cid=2006&aid=7939
National Film Board (NFB) (search in MultiSearch)
Watch documentaries, animations and more available from the National Film Board (NFB). Users can access any online NFB or CAMPUS title. Search for NFB titles in either the Library Catalogue or MultiSearch.
To obtain a token/link to set up an account, teachers can contact library@georgiancollege.ca for information. Teachers can create a playlist to share with students.