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Homeland Security Digital Library
Requires free registration. Indexes books, articles, theses, grants statistics, and more; reports on key legislation, Presidential orders, and a broad range of national security related topics including "domestic terrorism" and "military role in homeland security."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Law Enforcement
Searches federal Justice Department publications and websites; also covers other criminal justice related areas
U.S. Justice Department: Resources
Contains U.S. Justice Department statistical reports, reporting forms, policy priorities, and other documents

HeinOnline
Full text of millions of articles in legal journals and other articles related to the legal system. Coverage is international in scope.
Also includes a number of treaty guides and indexes, including Treaties in Force.
Date Coverage: 1925-date
Maximum Users: Unlimited
Truncation: Truncation * Wildcard ?
Discover@MU
This broad search can be focused by subject area, document type (e.g., peer reviewed articles, news articles), publication year and more. For the most comprehensive searching, remove the limit to MU resources only and use FindIt@MU and ILL@MU to get full text of articles and other research resources you find.