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Library Resources for CJ370

Unit 4 Discussion Topic

Topic. Evidence at a Burglary Scene

Many different types of evidence can be found at a burglary scene. Identify one piece of evidence and explain where it can be located on the crime scene. Make sure that you only post one type of evidence so that your classmates can post the remaining. Also make sure that you do not use one of your classmates' pieces of evidence.

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

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

  • crime scene burglary investigations
  • burglary OR robbery investigations
  • theft criminal investigations

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? Gale eBooks is a great place to start your research.

Below is a search example displaying results in Gale eBooks:

burglary search in gale