A current awareness resource for the students and faculty members in the Criminology department.
A new Canadian website, the TSAS Digital Library: Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society, conveniently brings together research on terrorism and security in one place.
Two random examples of items you will find in this collection:
1. Radicalization – A Guide for the Perplexed (RCMP Report)
Four of the library's subscription legal databases will soon all be available via one single database called Westlaw Next Canada. At present, CriminalSource, LawSource, and BestCase are currently available on both their "classic" interfaces and the new Westlaw Next Canada interface.
Over 100,00 government documents have been digitized and made freely available online, thanks to the efforts of Canadian librarians. Access this collection via the new portal Gallop.
Of note, BC's collection is the largest provincial one at 99535 documents.
Some sample Gallop documents that can be found in Gallop:
We are pleased to note the creation of a new research guide - Finding Historical Federal Legislation (at SFU Library).
This guide is designed to assist the researcher of historical statutes and regulations. Some examples of the kind of research questions it addresses are:
Good news: 2013's Police-Reported Crime Statistics reveal a drop in reported crime last year. In particular, break and enters, robbery and theft under $5000 have been decreasing. On the downside, extortion and some more serious crimes are on the rise.
According to our new SimplyMap database, many Vancouverites live in an "Electric Avenue" neighborhood. Electric Avenue is 1 of 66 Canadian lifestyle types, as defined by the PRISM C2 segmentation system in SimplyMap, and based on psychographic and geodemographic data. Electric Avenuers live in "older, crowded neighbourhoods" and "spend freely on music, books, natural foods and electronics".
Good news! SFU Library now has online access to APA Handbooks via PsycBOOKS. Example handbooks include the:
A two-year study on policing has culminated in a report called the Economics of Policing, authored by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Recommendations forwarded include:
Public Safety Canada maintains an online library of research on organized crime. Posted Briefs contain interesting research statistics, such as an estimate of the number of ecstasy dealers in Canada. Read the Briefs online, then select the associated full report. Sample reports:
Factiva is a global news database with full text and same day access to thousands of newspapers, magazines, newswires, blogs, and more. Some highlights for Criminology research include:
1. Subject searching by crime/crime topic: From the search page, open Subject>Political/General News>Crime/Courts and select from the list.