Research Guide for Criminal Justice

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.

Ref. BF31 .E52 2001 Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
Ref. BF121 .H1955 2004 Forensic Psychology
Ref. BF698 .H3343 2006 Handbook of Personality Development
Ref. H62 .E53 2005 Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
Ref. HM425 .E5 2000 Encyclopedia of Sociology
Ref. HQ784 .V55 H34 2006 Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence
Ref. HV6017 .E52 2002 Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Ref. HV6046 .E56 2000 Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
Ref. HV6253 .C75 2006 Crime Classification Manual: a Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Crimes
Ref. HV6626 .E534 2007 Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence
Ref. HV6789 .C6884 1997 Crime and the Justice System in America
Ref. HV7411 .D53 1998 Dictionary of Criminal Justice Terms
Ref. HV7901 .E53 2007 Encyclopedia of Police Science
Ref. HV7921 .E53 2005 Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Ref. HV8073 .B426 2004 Facts on File Dictionary of Forensic Science
Ref. HV8073 .T55 2006 Forensic Science: an Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques
Ref. HV8665 .R67 3006 Prisons and Prison Systems: a Global Encyclopedia
Ref. HV8699 .U5 C3 1997 Capital Punishment in the United States
Ref. HV9104 .E59 2007 Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence
Ref. HV9104 .Y6854 2007 Youth Violence and Delinquency: Monsters and Myths
Ref. HV9304 .A6 Suffolk County Department of Probation
Ref. HV9304 .W54 1996 Dictionary of American Penology
Ref. HV9471 .E693 2005 Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities
Ref. K48 .L44 2002 Legal Systems of the World
Ref. K583 .E53 2007 Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives
Ref. KF154 .O92 2002 Black's Law Dictionary
Ref. KF154 .O96 2002 Oxford Companion fo American Law
Ref. KF4550 .Z9 R463 1999 Constitutional Rights Sourcebook
Ref. RJ506 .J88 P35 2003 Individualized Intervention with Young Multiple Offenders

Statistical Sources and Reports

Ref. BF723 .A35 M335 1998 Measuring Violence Related Attitudes
Ref. HA202 .U5 Statistical Abstract of the United States
Ref. HA203 .U17 State Rankings
Ref. HA214 .S63 2006 Social Change in America
Ref. HV6779 .R67 2005 Historical Atlas of American Crime
Ref. HV6787 .C77 Crime State Rankings
Ref. KF386 .N38 2003 National Survey of State Laws

For additional resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog

Other Sources

HM1116 .P738 2006 Preventing Violence: Research and Evidence-based Intervention Strategies
HV5825 .R38 2006 Readings on Drugs and Society: the Criminal Connection
HV6018 .L55 2007 Criminology Theory: Context and Consequences
HV6789 .C397 2005 High-profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Issues
HV7419 .S55 2006 Meaning and Nature of Punishment
HV8073 .F49 2004 Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation
HV8073 .I5 B6 2005 Criminal Profiling: Developing an Effective Science and Practice
HV9304 .P74 2005 Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America
KF9731 .A7 P35 2006 Constitutional Rights of Prisoners
RA1063.4 .D525 2007 Handbook of Forensic Pathology

Sources for Criminal Justice Articles

The following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the following databases on campus,
click on the Journal Articles / Database link.

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) CQ Researcher CQ Supreme Court Collection
Electronic Journals - EJS Oxford Reference Proquest Newspapers
Research Library (Proquest) Wilson OmniFile  

Political Science Related Websites

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Database of criminal justice publications.
http://www.ncjrs.gov
NY Division of Criminal Justice Services
Presents data about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook
Uniform Crime Reports

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

Check the Selected Websites page for additional subject specific websites.

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