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Library Resources for CJ370

Unit 2 Discussion Topics

Topic 1. First Responder

Describe the functions of a first responder at a crime scene and explain the duties that they have to complete at the crime scene.

Topic 2. Ethical Practice

Define ethical practice at the crime scene investigation.

Use the resources on this page to help you respond to the discussion topics.

Below are suggested keywords to try on the Find page of this guide and in any of the suggested databases below.

  • crime scene investigation
  • crime scene analysis
  • "first responders" crime scene
  • crime scene investigation ethical practices

Try searching with and without quotation marks to see how your search results vary. The quotation marks tell the database to look for the words together. 

Suggested Library Databases

Finding Journal Articles and other Publications

To search for reputable journal articles, search ProQuest Criminal Justice, a subset of ProQuest Central that focuses just on the law enforcement-related journals provided by ProQuest. This helps focus your research and cuts out publication types unlikely to have good info on this topic like newspapers.

Finding Articles in Reference Sources - Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 

Looking for simple topic overviews? Credo Reference and Gale eBooks are great places to start your research.

Below is a search example displaying results in Credo Reference:

credo reference CSI search

Below is a search example displaying results in Gale eBooks:

Gale csi search