This guide contains information and links to resources related to mental health, addictions and criminal justice, including academic article databases, ebooks, websites, and more.
Some of the online resources included in this guide are licensed for use by students and employees of Camosun College and may require you to log in with your student or employee number.
See the other subject guides listed below for additional related content:
Mental health and substance abuse topics try these library databases:
For criminal justice and criminology topics try these library databases:
When looking for interdisciplinary information try searching for articles, ebooks, books and other resources using search terms from both subject areas. For example, try searching for both a specific mental health or addiction concept and a criminal justice concept.
Sample search:
Search concept vocabulary suggestions:
| Mental health or Addiction | AND | Criminal justice concept |
|---|---|---|
|
"mental health" "mental illness" addiction alcoholism schizophrenia trauma victimization "substance abuse" |
"criminal justice" criminology crime "restorative justice" forensics prisons policing rehabilitation |
|
| OR | ||
|
bipolar counselling "drug use" |
juvenile assessment treatment |
offenders laws detention |
Encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries and other reference sources are great for getting background information about your topic. They can provide the basic information you need to start your research and often, a list of suggested readings.
The off campus login for library resources is the same as your Camosun domain account login (also used for D2L).
You can reset your Camosun domain password at https://password.camosun.ca.
For other problems accessing library resources off campus, please submit a trouble report.