Southeastern Louisiana University

Criminal Justice Subject Guide

Encyclopedias

Crime and the Justice System in America: an Encyclopedia
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6789 .C6884 1997
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
--Reference Stacks-- HV 8694 .P35
Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6017 .E52 (4 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6017 .E524 (4 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6017 .E53 (4 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
--Reference Stacks-- HV8073 .B425
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
--Reference Stacks-- HV 8073 .E58 (3 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
--Reference Stacks-- HV9104 .E58
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
--Reference Stacks-- HV7921 .E53 (3 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities
--Reference Stacks-- HV9471 .E693 (2 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6046 .E56

Handbooks

Cybercrime : a Reference Handbook
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6773 .S3547
Handbook of Criminal Justice Evaluation
--4th floor Stacks-- HV 7921 .H33 1
Handbook on Justice for Victims : on the Use and Application of the Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
--Government Documents-- J 34.8:J 98
Police Misconduct in America : a Reference Handbook
--Reference Stacks-- HV 8141 .C44 2001
The Sourcebook on Violence Against Women
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6250.4 .W65 S68 2001
Profiling and Criminal Justice in America : a Reference Handbook
--Reference Stacks-- HV 9950 .B86

Dictionaries

The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice : Key Terms and Major Court Cases
--Reference Stacks-- HV 7411 .C48 2001
The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice
--Reference Stacks-- HV 6017 .D38 2002
Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
--Reference Stacks-- HV 7903 .R67

Style Manuals

The Chicago Manual of Style
--Ready Reference and 4th floor Stacks-- Z 253 .C57
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian)
--Ready Reference and 4th Floor Stacks-- LB 2369 .T8
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
--Ready Reference-- BF 76.7 .P83
APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007
--Ready Reference-- PN171. F56 .A63 2007; also available online

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.

Criminal Justice Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts international journal articles, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.

Criminal Justice Periodicals-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of international criminal justice journal articles.

JSTOR-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, political science and population studies.

LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.

ProQuest Research Library-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)-- Indexes and abstracts international scholarly journal articles, chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and related social science disciplines. Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.

Social Services Abstracts-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of current research focused on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development.

Social Work Abstracts-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text for articles published in scholarly social work and other related social science journals.

SocIndex-- Provides indexing and abstracts for an extensive collection of sociology journals with full-text of articles from over 300 journals, 547 books and 6,700 conference papers. Content includes all sub-disciplines of sociology and closely related areas of study, including criminology & criminal justice.

Sociological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies.

Statistical-- Provides summaries and full-text statistical information on all subjects.

Internet Sites

NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Source) Virtual Library -- NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

NCJRS Abstracts Database -- The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications. To search the NCJRS collection of 7,000+ full-text publications, go to the NCJRS Virtual Library.

Statistics
Census Data -- This site provides extensive, current statistical data and related information compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. The American FactFinder link provides nationwide data under various topics, while State & County QuickFacts link facilitates access to data by state and county.

Crime in the United States -- Issued as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this title reports the volume and rate of crimes as provided by local law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. The websites include many full-text documents. --Ready Reference-- HV 6787 .A3

Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) -- The DPIC includes pro and con viewpoints of the death penalty, a history of capital punishment, and information concerning various methods of execution are carried out. Maps and statistics show executions and death row inmates by state, ethnicity, gender, and age. Statistics and tables illustrate executions by year, provide lists of individuals executed (1976-2000), and present full-text reports on related topics.

FEDSTATS -- This government-produced site provides powerful linking and search utilities to facilitate access to statistical information from any federal statistics agency without requiring that users know in advance which agency compiles or produces the information. Statistics are also available with state and county level crime reports.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data -- The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) "acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to computer-readable criminal justice data collections for research and instruction." The NACJD website provides access to over 700 criminal justice data collections.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics -- This comprehensive work, presented for the broad criminal justice community, provides previously-compiled state, local, and/or federal statistics on crime and law, police, prosecution and defense, and courts and corrections.

U.S. Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. BJS Data Report -- These reports present data on U.S. murder and crime rates, drug use, and various related subjects such as guns used in crimes and prison populations.

NCJRS - Statistics publications -- Search for statistics on various listed topics.

World Criminal Justice Library Network -- Provides links to statistical information and reports on crime and criminal justice from agencies and organizations around the world.