The key to effectively searching the Cybrary is to remember that it provides a directory of criminal justice-related sites on the Web.

When you request a search, the Cybrary search engine polls its proprietary database of over 12,000 criminal justice-related sites looking for matches. Please remember that this search engine searches site names and site descriptions. It does not search for individual pages or articles that may appear within those sites.

Performing a Search

To perform a search, simply type the word or words that describe your topic into the white search box and click "GO."

Type phrases without quotes just as you want them to appear in your search results. For example:

police
drug court

You may also use Boolean searching.

A Cybrary Boolean search finds exactly the words you typed and allows you to combine terms with and and or. For example:

prisons OR jails

You may enter a complicated Boolean string including a phrase surrounded by quotation marks, such as:

police AND "las vegas"

The Boolean operator not is not enabled at this time.