Subject Guide » Criminal Justice
Guides to the Field
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Bibliographic guides recommend research and reference materials and may suggest ways of doing research in a discipline. This web page itself is a brief bibliographic guide, but there are more extensive guides as listed below.
Crime and Punishment in America: A Historical Bibliography
Z 5703 .5 U5 C7 1984 (Ref)
This bibliography contains short abstracts of 1,396 articles on crime in America published between 1973 and 1982. Arranged alphabetically by author in broad categories such as "Crimes of Violence," and "Political Crimes and Corruption," with a detailed subject index and author index at the end.
Crime in America: A Reference Handbook
HV 6787 .D87 1996 (Ref)
This handbook is a concise introduction to crime and CJ. It includes twelve biographical sketches, a chronology listing highlights in legislation from 1900 to 1996, a collection of facts and statistics, and some bibliographies.
Criminal Justice Information: How to Find It, How to Use It
HV 7419.5 .C75 1998 (Ref)
A clear, readable guide to the various types and sources of information available, including statistical reports, agency reports, periodicals, government documents, databases and other online information. Includes a directory of related agencies. There is a large directory of World Wide Web sites in categories such as "Community Corrections," and "Death Penalty".
Criminal Justice Research in Libraries and on the Internet
Z 5703.4 .C73 N45 1997 (Ref)
A guide to doing research in the field, including a good overview of print and online resources.
Criminal Justice Resources
This ambitious, annotated CJ guide created by a Michigan State University reference librarian identifies print and web-based sources in categories such as background reading and reference tools. Sources are also given for over 50 important topics (e.g.,"race and CJ", and "bioterrorism").
Critical Issues in Crime and Justice
HV 9950 .C77 1994
An introduction to the CJ field.
Handbook on Prisons
HV9647 .H38 2007 Addresses a variety of current, as well as historical, issues related to prisons.
International Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
HV6763 .68 2007 Covers a wide array of issues related to white-collar and corporate crime, including policing and legal concerns. Also addresses specific areas such as computer crimes, embezzlement, extortion, or crime in the art world.
Sense and Nonsense about Crime and Drugs: A Policy Guide
HV 9950 .35 2001
This book provides an introduction to important issues in CJ.
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