Each field of study has a number of key journal publications which cover the major themes in that area. Searching within these journals, rather than searching an entire database, can provide research that is more relevant to your assessment task.

To help you begin searching: 

• Peruse the list of journals below. These have been hand-picked for their relevance to the field of Crime Prevention
• Watch the short videos which show you how to search within the Library's online journal resources
• Finally, check out the list of possible search terms, which you may find useful to get you started.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology is committed to advancing theoretical, empirical and policy debate in Australia, New Zealand and beyond. This publication is available in the Sage Psychology Journals database.Use your student portal login details to access this journal.
Some tips on using this journal:
The advanced search is a good starting point but remember to:
Enter the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology in 'Published in' box
Ensure that the 'Only content I have full access to' button is selected and type

Australian Institute of Criminology
A number of serials, containing information on crime prevention, are available on this website including Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, AIC Crime Reduction Matters and some issues from the Research and Public Policy series. This is an open access site so you don't need to log in to use the materials.
Some tips on using this journal:
It's best to do a simple search from the AIC Home page to access publications on crime prevention.

British Journal of Criminology 
The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society  is one of the world's top criminology journals. It publishes work of the highest quality from around the world and across all areas of criminology. Use your student portal login details to access this journal.
Some tips on using this journal:
Enter keywords into the search box in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Crime Prevention & Community Safety aims to facilitate the exchange of expertise and experience, to promote good practice and to help identify successful strategies for addressing issues of crime prevention and community safety. This journal is published in London but contains some Australian content. It is available on Proquest (current year not available).

Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Published by the Sydney Institute of Criminology, Current Issues in Criminal Justice provides detailed analysis of national and international issues by a range of outstanding contributors.
Some tips on using this journal:
This is an open access journal available on AustLII.

The Security Journal
The Security Journal publishes articles and papers that report on and analyze the latest research and innovation in every area of security.
This journal is published in London but contains some Australian content. It is available on Proquest (current year not available).