Thematic profile of Criminology
Multidisciplinary databases
EbscoHost's multidisciplinary database. It contains the full text of more than 4,600 periodicals. It also contains indexes, abstracts of more than 8,200 journals and 7,200 peer-reviewed summaries and abstracts. It is updated daily.
Complete Freedom Collection (ELSEVIER)
The Elsevier Freedom Collection is a service that provides access to the full text of around 1,700 journals in the scientific, medical and technical fields belonging to the Elsevier Group.
Publishers included in the Freedom Collection include Academic Press, Pergamon, W. B. Saunders, Mosby, North Holland, Churchill Livingston, JAI and ESME.
Database providing access to articles from hundreds of electronic journals available through EBSCO. Some articles from other EBSCOHost databases can be accessed in full text.
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The Web of Science is the collection of databases of bibliographic references and citations to periodicals that collect information from 1900 to the present day. It is made up of the Core Collection, which includes the indexes of Science, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, as well as the Proceedings of both Science and Social Sciences and Humanities, together with the tools for analysis and evaluation, such as the Journal Citation Report and Essential Science Indicators. In addition, it has the databases that complement it included in the licence for Spain: Medline, Scielo and Korean Citation Index.
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Scopus is the largest database of citations and abstracts of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Offering a comprehensive summary of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, medicine, social sciences, and the arts and humanities, Scopus includes intelligent tools for tracking, analysing and visualising research.
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Provides access to the full text of some 1,400 journals (generally since 1997) published by John Wiley and Sons. The dominant language of the articles is English. The subject matter covers both scientific and humanities fields.
Law databases
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Aranzadi Insignis is the most complete database for Public Administration and Institutions. It includes legal, doctrinal and practical information from leading authors, covering all legal consultation needs. Aranzadi Instituciones includes complete information, analysed and interrelated by experts, both at national and regional level. Get to know in depth the current regulations and case law affecting different public sector matters, thanks to our analysis of 100% of the rulings. It includes access to complete specialised content on key administrative matters: Public Sector Contracting, Urban Planning, Tax Law... complemented by an extensive collection of administrative doctrine from state, regional and local bodies.
Iustel
Portal that brings together specialised legal resources. From the library we have access to the full text of the subscribed journals.
For access from outside the Campus it is necessary to request passwords from the Library's User Service Centre.
The world's leading online resource for international arbitration research. It contains a wealth of commentary by expert authors and an extensive collection of primary source materials. Plus, as a subscriber, you get access to exclusive materials, including ICC cases and awards.
Laleydigital incorporates the most extensive collection of documents in all legal fields, rigorously analysed by its team of legal experts. More than 150 experts update the database on a daily basis, including and interrelating all the legal content you need in your daily work (case law, legislation, doctrine, forms, collective agreements, administrative doctrine...).
To access it, you need to request a password from the Library's User Service Centre.
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Jurisprudence: It has a customised thesaurus for each jurisdiction (civil, criminal, social, contentious-administrative, military and constitutional). It includes all the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. Administrative doctrine: includes rulings from the Court for the Defence of Competition, the D.G. of the Registry and Notaries, and the D.G. of Taxes. Legislation: All the legal provisions published in Section I (General Provisions) of the BOE and a selection from Section III (Other Provisions). Most relevant State and Autonomous Community regulations presented in consolidated text. Three daily updates. Agreements: State, regional and provincial collective agreements. Bibliography: Comments included in the periodical publications of El Derecho Formularios: civil, social, criminal, bankruptcy and administrative created by DatakUS through a team of experts in the field. Access to digital magazines: Revista de Jurisprudencia, Boletín de Legislación Mementos
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Contains: current and consolidated legislation on international, EU, national, regional and local law, case law, case law of the Tribunal de la Rota, full-text doctrine, forms, bibliography and complementary documentation (outlines on Procedural and Administrative Law, especially useful for students).
Psychology databases
Family and Society Studies Worldwide
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A leading source of research, policy and empirical practice in family science, human ecology, human development and social work. Contains 1 306 000 records covering all fields and needs for social work, sociology and general medicine. Documents range from 1970 to the present day.
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Database published by the American Psychological Association, provides comprehensive abstracts and indexes of international psychology publications from 1800 to the present. Catalogued documents include journals, articles, books, theses and more. 90% of titles have been reviewed.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
The world's most comprehensive database of psychology topics, including the full text of some 560 publications since 1965. Covers topics related to emotional and behavioural characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
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Content: selected publications, journals, open access journals, books and conference proceedings in psychology and related disciplines published in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Their scientific quality is evaluated in order to decide their inclusion in PSICODOC.
Social Work and Sociology Databases
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Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Comprises 450 publications on social work and human services dating back to 1965. Provides citations and abstracts on all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, service areas, and social problems and issues.
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The world's most comprehensive and prestigious sociological research database. More than 2,100 records available. Subject headings are drawn from a thesaurus. Contains full text of 820 publications since 1908, over 830 books and 14,600 papers.
A collaboration between the National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press) and Oxford University Press (OUP). A classic reference work that has been a valuable tool for social workers for over 85 years. This online resource, of the same name, offers the reliability of the print version with the accessibility of a digital platform. EES offers hundreds of summary articles on a range of key topics in the study of social work, as well as concise biographies of influential figures in the history of social work. In addition, it provides links to resources and information that offer users the opportunity to expand and contextualise their research. It is a resource designed for a broad audience studying or working in the field of social work, as well as related fields such as public health and sociology.
SAGE Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Package
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Online platform containing over 660 Humanities and Social Science journals with full-text access from 1999 to the present. They include peer-review journals, many of which have an impact factor in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The following subjects stand out: criminology, criminal justice, interpersonal violence, gender studies, social work and social policy, family studies.
Free databases
Global Policing Database (GPD)
Database bringing together 65 years of police research from around the world The University of Queensland, in partnership with the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and the College of Policing. Aimed at practitioners and academics, it covers the full spectrum of police research from policing to public safety. In the future, the database will contain up to 5,000 case studies dating back to 1950.
CENDOJ (Judicial Documentation Centre)
The CGPJ's database of more than five million judgments handed down by the Supreme Court, the High Courts of Justice, the National High Court and the Provincial Courts.
Eurlex
Provides access to all information related to EU law. It is free of charge and is updated daily.
General library resources
Reference works
Duhaime's LawDictionary
Pl@nete Psy: Lexique dePsychologie
Portals and search engines
BOE Portal
Portal for access to the Official State Gazette: contains the databases IBERLEX, GAZETA (historical collection of the Official Gazette from 1661 to 1959), the opinions of the State Attorney's Office), Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court (Judgments and Autos) and opinions of the Council of State since 1987.
Spanish judiciary
Access portal to the Spanish judicial bodies, you can also access different topics: Judicial Statistics, Judicial Training, Gender Equality, Inspection, Judicial Networks, Domestic and Gender Violence, etc.
Blog: CriminalLaw-Criminology
Blog:Criminal-Tic
Blog: Violence: People are theKey
AID P
CRIMINET: Criminal Law and Criminology Website.
Iberoamerican Portal ofCriminal Sciences
Web sites
CEJ: Centre for Legal Studies
Its aim is the initial and continuous training of members of the Public Prosecutor's Office and members of the Judicial, Medical and Forensic Clerks' Offices.
Collective Catalogue of the General Council of the Judiciary's Judicial Libraries Network
Collective catalogue of the more than 204 libraries of the CGPJ library network.
General State Prosecutor's Office
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
United Nations agency whose objective is to fight against drugs and transnational organised crime. This objective is carried out through three primary functions: research, persuading governments to adopt anti-drug and anti-crime laws and treaties, and technical assistance to governments.
Spanish Society of Criminology and Forensic Sciences (SECCIF)
Non-profit association whose aim is to bring together professionals in public security, social and legal psychology, judicial expertise, private investigation, etc. as members. Its field of work is centred on the criminological framework, with the aim of approaching the criminal phenomenon from the most diverse perspective possible. Its aim is to promote research work in the field of criminology and forensic sciences, to encourage training, etc.
Spanish Society for Research in Criminological Profiling (SEIPC)
Aims to promote research and studies on criminological profiling in the academic and institutional sphere. They aim to involve a group of researchers and experts mainly involved in psychological and criminological areas, with the inclusion of professionals who aim to adapt their techniques and research to the phenomenon of crime.
The International Centre for Comparative Criminology (CICC)
Objectives: To carry out research related to criminology, carry out comparative analyses, facilitate the exchange of information on the progress of research in the field of penal reform.
European Society of Criminology
Aims to bring together people from all over Europe who are actively involved in research, teaching and practice. Forum for the dissemination of criminological knowledge at the European level.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
International association established in 1963 to promote professional and academic activities in the field of criminal justice. Promotes criminal justice education, research and policy analysis within the discipline of criminal justice.
Reports and publications
Electronic Codes Collection. State Agency Official State Gazette Permanently updated codes, they compile the legislation in force in the different areas of Spanish law: constitutional, civil, administrative, criminal, procedural, commercial, social, tax and financial. Each electronic code is offered for free download in PDF and ePUB format.
Criminology Research Centre. University of Castilla-La Mancha.Research reports
Court of Justice of the European Union.Annual reports
Open access publications of the Ministry ofthe Interior
Papers of the Centro de Estudios Jurídicos Search engine for full-text papers of the Centro de Estudios Jurídicos
Language training on the vocabulary of judicial cooperation in criminalmatters
Criminological Bulletin
Eguzkilore : Notebook of the Basque Institute ofCriminology
REIC. Spanish Journal ofCriminological Research
Electronic Journal of Criminal Science andCriminology
Journal ofComputer Crimes
Journal of criminal law, criminal procedural law andcriminology
Statistics
Yearbooks and statistics of the Ministry of the Interior
Quarterly crime balance. Penitentiary institutions
Crime and criminal Justice
Ministry of theInterior Crime Statistics Portal
Prison Statistics. General Secretariat ofPenitentiary Institutions