Representative Reference Sources for Criminal Justice
When doing a literature search on Criminal Justice, you will need to first establish a basic understanding of the terms and concepts in the field. Reference books such as dictionaries, handbooks, manuals and encyclopedias are great sources for this type of information.
Black’s Law Dictionary R 340.03 B631 2004
Contains legal terms and their definitions.
Crime in the United States 2004 R 364.0973 U58 2004
The library keeps the most recent copies of this yearly publication, which reports the crime statistics for that year from the United States and its possessions.
Dictionary of Crime R 364.03 D5546 1992
This dictionary terms both technical and slang terms associated with crime and the areas of criminal justices and law enforcement.
Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement R 363.2 N565e 2007
Covers the history and current issues in American law enforcement, including law enforcement agencies, biographies of important individuals, and descriptions of important events.
This four-volume set provides articles that cover major topics in the study of deviance. Each volume focuses a broad area of deviance with articles exploring subcategories within the area.
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime R 364.1523 E56 2003
Within this source, the social, cultural, and other aspects of murder and violent crime are discussed along with those who have most infamously perpetrated these deeds.
Forensic Science R 363.25 F715 2009
Entries cover the various areas of forensic science, from ballistics to blood spatter. Important cases are also included, along with relevent concepts and investigative tools.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Online
Provides online access to a number of Gale’s resources including: Crime and Punishment: Essential Primary Sources.
Great American Trials R 347.73 G786 1994
Contains information on 200 trails spanning from the 1600s to the 1990s.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences R 300.3 I61 2008
This nine volume set covers various concepts related to the social sciences including cultural and historical events that have relevance to the field.
Finding Books and Other Items in the Library
To find books and other resources on Criminal Justice in our general collection start by going to the ALEX online catalog and searching by subject. Refine your search results by viewing the Related Subjects and associated subheadings. Searching by keyword broadens your search and retrieves more information.
Browse by call number:
· 340 Law
· 345 Criminal Law
· 347 Civil procedures and courts
· 364 Criminology
· 365 Penal and related institutions
Resources for Finding Articles on Criminal Justice
For the latest information from authoritative sources, use scholarly journals. Online library databases like Academic Search Complete and JSTOR are examples of general databases that contain information from multiple disciplines. The following databases are other examples, typically more specific in nature, that contain information geared towards this discipline.
Wiley InterScience (Formerly Blackwell Synergy)
You can browse by subject area, like law and criminology, or use the advanced search option to find articles covering a specific topic.
Criminal Justice Periodical Index [CJPI]
Contains citations and abstracts for 220 journals, including full-text for 65 of the journals.
Choose the Social Science or Legal subject area for citations, abstracts and full-text of scholarly journals and magazines dealing with criminal justice.
A collection of peer-reviewed law journals, documents and case studies. Some full-text is included.
Project Muse
Associated with JSTOR this database contains 250 journals covering most of the Humanities and Social Sciences, including Sociology and Law.
Journal Finder
If you are having trouble finding the full text of a journal, Journal Finder can help point you towards the right database.
Web Resources in Criminal Justice
There is a great variety of web sites that deal with Criminal Justice. Following are a few examples. For more web resources in this area, check out the library's delicious page of websites.
Bridgewater College Department of Sociology
This is the home page for the Department of Sociology at Bridgewater College.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
This is an authoritative source for statistical information from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Criminal Justice Links
Maintained by the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University, this directory categorizes the websites by subject for easy of use.
Criminal Justice Education
The author of this site is a criminal justice professor who provides the user with information on research, careers, and other topics of interest in the field.
FBI- Uniform Crime Reports
data reporting nation-wide crime statistics
JUSTNET- Justice Technology Information Network
Provides current information on developments in the area of criminal justice, specifically the use of technology. You can narrow down the results by topic, like "body armor" or "forensics" results include pdf versions of articles and related websites.
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