Search for Scholarly Articles
See an example for polisci and cj and law
How can you tell it's scholarly? See this: pdf html
Academic Search
Search for articles on political science or criminal justice topics. Link to full text articles. Check "scholarly (peer reviewed) articles" to limit results to scholarly articles.
LexisNexis Academic
Use the "Legal Research" category to search for law review articles. These articles are considered scholarly law journal articles.
Westlaw Campus Research
Select "Journals and Law Reviews" and a state or "all" to find scholarly law review articles in this database.
Search for Legal Sources
LexisNexis Academic
Find laws, cases, regulations, and more on this database. Select "Legal Research" to find legal material.
Westlaw Campus Research
Find laws, cases, regulations, and more on this database.
Legal Information Institute (from Cornell University)
Also has court opinions, laws, and regulations. Very student friendly.
Supreme Court Center (from FindLaw)
Offers guide to upcoming cases, including what legal question is under consideration. This stie also provides a searchable decision database, briefs, and other court materials.