Judiciary Databases

National Academies Press publications on law and justice. Legislative Library subscription; see librarian.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library and Abstracts Database – from the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs.

NCSL Child Support and Family Law Legislation Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2012-present.

NCSL Child Welfare Enacted Legislation Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks enacted legislation from 2012-present.

NCSL Community Supervision Significant Enactment Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks significant enacted legislation from 2019-present.

NCSL Juvenile Justice Bill Tracking Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Tracks legislation from 2008-present.

NCSL Reentry and Criminal Records Enacted Legislation Database – from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks enacted legislation from 2019-present.

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) – records of cases in U.S. district, bankruptcy, and appellate courts. Legislative Library subscription; see librarian.

PacerPro – PACER records in a database with advanced search functions and other features. Legislative Library subscription; see librarian.

Social Science Database – from ProQuest: “Social Science Database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.” Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.