Criminal Justice

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Background Information - Online References

The criminal law handbook
Crime & punishment in the United States
Crime and punishment in America reference library
Domestic violence: a global view
The encyclopedia of addictive drugs
Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol & addictive behavior
Encyclopedia of race and racism
Encyclopedia of social problems
Encyclopedia of sociology
Gale encyclopedia of everyday law
Handbook of forensic services
Mafia encyclopedia
National survey of state laws
The rights of crime victims
Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics
World encyclopedia of police forces and correctional systems
Encyclopedia of law enforcement / Larry Sullivan, general editor.; Law:NON-CIRC. ; HV7921 .E53 2005
Encyclopedia of American prisons REF HV9471 .S54 2003
Concise encyclopedia of crime and criminals (REF HV6017 .S35)
Encyclopedia of criminology and deviant behavior REF HV6017 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of American crime REF HV 6789 .S54 2001
Encyclopedia of crime and justice.REF HV6017 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of women and crime HV 6046 .E56 2000
Guns in American society : an encyclopedia of history, politics, culture, and the law HV7436 .G8783 2002
Prisons and prison systems : a global encyclopedia HV8665 .R67 2006

American dictionary of criminal justice : key terms and major court cases / Dean John Champion.; Reference:NON-CIRC. ; HV7411 .C48 2005
American dictionary of criminal justice REF HV6768 .E63 2005 Anderson's directory of criminal justice education : including criminology, law and justice related programs (REF HV7419.5 .N46 1986)
Concise dictionary of crime and justice HV6017 .D38 2002
Cops, crooks, and criminologists : an international biographical dictionary of law enforcement / Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod, with Kurt Kemper REF HV7911.A1 A94 2000
FBI encyclopedia HV 8144 .F43 N48 2003

Crime and punishment in America : a historical bibliography (REF Z5703.5.U5 C7 1984)
Criminal justice ethics : annotated bibliography and guide to sources (REF Z5703.4.C73 S36 1991)
Data collections available from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (REF HV7245 .N38x)
Dictionary of American criminal justice : key terms and major supreme Court cases (REF HV7411 .C53 1998t)
Dictionary of criminology (REF HV6949.E5 D5 1983)
Handbook of federal police and investigative agencies (REF HV8138 .T67 1985)
Sourcebook Of Criminal Justice Statistics (GOV J 29.9/6:)
U.S. criminal justice interest groups : institutional profiles (REF HV9950 .H35 1993)

Criminal Justice Abstracts
Coverage of the major journals in criminology and related disciplines, books, and reports from government and nongovernmental agencies.
Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Criminal justice, corrections, penology, policing 1976-Current
Issues and controversies facts on file helps researchers understand today's crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection 1967-Current
Contemporary sociology, comparative sociology, consumer culture
Sociological Abstracts
Index in sociology and related disciplines includes citations to articles, books, and book chapters.
GPO Monthly Catalog(U.S. government publications - CMU has been a US Federal Depository Library since 1958)
Covering US government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.)

Style guide
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (REF BF76 .7 .P83 2001) at the reference desk
APA Style Electronic References
ASA style guide / American Sociological Association. (HM73 .A54 1997t)
Chicago manual of style (REF Z253 .U69 1993) at the reference desk
Sociology student writer's manual (HM73 .S637 2000)