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Library Resources for CJ100

Topic: Making a Difference

When you achieve your promotion at your current job, or when you get that job you have been looking for, how will you impact the population you serve?

For this discussion, be sure to review the Occupational Outlook Handbook, linked below. On that site, you can search for various criminal justice and public safety occupations. The information you retrive contains job descriptions, and may help you understand the populations you will serve in that occupational role. 

A suggested search phrase to try on the Find page of this guide is: police response to

The database will display suggested searches. For example:

  • police response to domestic violence
  • police response to mental health
  • police response to mental health emergencies
  • police response to riots

In Credo Reference, search with the keywords community policing: