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Books
Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following
call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:
| HV 5001-5720.5 | Alcoholism |
| HV 5725-5770 | Tobacco habit |
| HV 5800-5840 | Drug habit |
| HV 6035-6197 | Criminal anthropology |
| HV 6201-6249 | Criminal classes |
| HV 6250 | Victimology |
| HV 6251-6773 | Crimes and offenses |
| HV 7231-9920.5 | Criminal Justice Administration |
| HV 7431 | Prevention of Crime |
| HV 7551-8280.7 | Police. Detectives. |
| HV 8301-9025 | Prisons. Corrections. |
| HV 9051-9230.7 | Juvenile offender. |
Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following is a list of books that can be found on the first floor in the reference section:
| Violence in America | REF HN 90 .V5 .V5474 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice | REF HV 6017 .E5 1983 |
| Dictionary of Crime | REF HV 6017 .E5425 1992 |
| Crime in America | REF HV 6787 .D87 1996 |
| Black's Law Dictionary | REF KF 156 .B53 1999 |
| Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Reports | REF HV 6787 .A3 [year] |
Articles
Our periodical collection (journals & magazines) is located on the first floor. You may find the journal title search on the articles page helpful as well. The list below
includes some of our related periodicals:
| Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice | Online |
| British Journal of Forensic Science | Online |
| Criminal Law Update | 1996-Current |
| International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences | Online |
| Journal of Research in Crime & Deliquency | 2001-Current |
| Law Enforcement Internet Intelligence | 1998 |
| Law and Society Review | Online |
| Police | 1999-Current |
| Police Chief | 1997-Current |
| Texas Lawman | 1998-Current |
| » Complete Title List | » Journal Title Search | |
Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:
» NCJRS FT
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases
Internet Sites
The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:
| » Officer.com - Collection of criminal justice links |
| » Sourcebook - Characteristics of criminal justice systems, public attitudes, nature of offenses, and more. |
| » Justnet: Virtual Library - resource collection from the National Institute of Justice |
| » Bureau of Justice Statistics - Statistics of the Bureau |
| » Texas Crime Reports - Published by the Texas Dept. of Public Safety |
| » National Criminal Justice Reference Service - "A federally funded resource offering justic eand stubstance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide." |
| » Uniform Crime Reports - Crime statistics published by the F.B.I. |
| » Federal Bureau of Prison Reports - Dozens of articles on managment, recidvism, training programs, and more. |
| » National Archive of Criminal Justic Data - Data, data analysis, and reports on a wide range of criminological topics |
Videos
Our entire collection of videos can be searched via the online catalog. The VHS section of
our visual collection is located on the second floor in the AV room. Our DVDs are located at the circulation desk. Here are some suggested titles:
| Crimes & Punishment: A History | VIDEO HV 9475 .S672 .C45 1997 |
| Understanding the Criminal Justice System | VIDEO KF 9223 .U5 1996 |
| And Justice for All | VIDEO JK 274 .A5489 1992 |