This guide is designed for new researchers to find articles, sources and get started with research in topics related to Criminal Justice, law enforcement, policing, policy and theory.
Primary source collections for criminal justice
These digital collections of archival and primary sources can be used as data or examples of cultural norms and social policies. Primary source online A-Z contains a full list of digital primary source collections available through the UMN Libraries.
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Archives of Sexuality and GenderCollections of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. With material dating back to the sixteenth century, researchers and scholars can examine how sexual norms have changed over time, health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and many other topical areas.
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History MakersHistory Makers is the largest African American oral video history archive in the world.
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History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth CenturyCollections of books, manuscripts, and ephemera providing a historical view of disabilities from the seventeenth to twentieth century. Materials include personal memoirs, reports and proceedings of organizations and institutions, policies and programs concerning persons with disabilities. Rehabilitation, treatments, methods of education, and other forms of remediation are documented.
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Indigenous Peoples Social Justice and CultureIncludes global coverage of recent and current digital-first primary sources such as blogs, magazines, videos, podcasts, tweets, newspapers, and other content created by and for Indigenous Peoples.
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Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources, 1620-1979 This link opens in a new windowA full-text searchable archive of primary source documents from as early as 1620 and up to 1979. Includes constitutional conventions and compilations (reports, journals, proceedings, and debates, and supplementary documents published by the conventions including, manuals, rules of order, and information for the use of delegates); city charters (the texts of enacted and proposed charters and ordinances in American jurisdictions); law dictionaries; early U.S. state codes; and colonial records.
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Refugees, Migration, and Borders Social Justice and CultureIncludes global coverage from 1980-present day of authentic stories as they were originally told, drawing on podcasts, blogs, digital magazines, and interviews gathered from NGOs, non-profits, religious support groups, and government refugee boards, border service, and immigration offices.
UMN Archives and Special Collections
The University of Minnesota houses several distinct and unique archives and special collections. To find out more information about a unit and what materials might reside in their collections, click through to their web pages.
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Charles Babbage InstituteAs both archives and research center, CBI promotes the study and understanding of the history of information technology and its impact on society.
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Givens Collection of African American LiteratureThe Givens Collection facilitates access to African American history and culture through its rare book and archival collections, and through Umbra Search.
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Immigration History Research Center ArchivesThe Immigration History Research Center Archives documents immigration to the United States from 1850 to the present, with materials created largely by immigrants and social service providers.
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Social Welfare History ArchivesThe Archives documents the history of social service programs, policies, and organizations; the evolution of the social work profession; and social reform movements.
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Tretter Collection in GLBT StudiesThe Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies includes published materials, organizational records, and personal papers providing insights into the GLBT experience, and is the home of the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project.
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UMediaUMedia includes digitized collections from the University of Minnesota Libraries, Archives and Special Collections.
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University ArchivesUniversity Archives is the institutional home for historical documents, departmental collections, data, photographs, publications, and websites of the University, including faculty papers and research and administrative records.
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Upper Midwest Jewish ArchivesUMJA has materials illustrating the American Jewish experience from a Midwestern perspective, chronicling the activities of supporting ethnic/religious communities and advocacy organizations.
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