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Criminal Justice

Research guide to finding books, articles, websites, and more

Encyclopedias and other reference books

Encyclopedias are a great place to start your research. They typically give you:

An overview and history of your topic
Definitions and statistics
References to other expert research

Library databases which contain e-encyclopedias:

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Example encyclopedias

US Criminal Justice in Credo: Crimes
Large selection of reference books from the library database, Credo Reference
Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Use any of the free encyclopedia articles.
This up-to-date encyclopedia summarizes significant research on various criminal justice topics.

The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Publication Date: 2014
Criminal Law: A Desk Reference by Paul Bergman
Publication Date: 2020, NOLO
Encyclopedia of Community Policing and Problem Solving
Publication Date: 2013
Essential Criminology
Publication Date: 2015
Crime and Punishment in America by Laura L. Finley (Editor)
Call Number: Reference 364.973 CRIME 2017
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
Publication Date: 2011