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Graduate Degree Programs Resources

Guide to resources to assist graduate students in conducting research.

Databases for MPA

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

CQ Researcher

Noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage and analysis on issues in the news such as health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.

Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest)

Comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.

Georgia Code (LexisNexis)

Database of Georgia laws now in force.

Georgia Government Publications (Digital Library of Georgia)

Public documents of departments or agencies within the state government.

ICPSR - Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

World's largest archive of digital social science data.

JSTOR

Articles from significant scholarly journals spanning the arts, humanities, business, music, social sciences, and sciences. Full text image reproduction from 1st issue through to last 3-5 years.

Legal Source (EBSCO)

Authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts, and trends of the legal world. Legal Collection offers full text for more than 250 law journals.

Military Database (ProQuest)

Covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

Political Science Database (ProQuest)

Access to over 460 leading political science and international relations journals.

Social Science Database (ProQuest)

Definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. The database includes over 570 titles, with more than 340 available in full text.

 Westlaw Campus Research

Legal research database that provides an array of interconnected primary and analytical law content to help students get a more complete understanding of the issue they are studying.