For related Reference Source Guides see:  Law, Political Science, Psychology, & Sociology.

General

The Dictionary of Criminal Justice.  6^th ed.  George E. Rush.  Guilford: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, 2003.
(REF HV 7411 R87 2003)
Over 3,600 definitions from the many disciplines that compose the field of criminal justice. Also includes summaries of key US Supreme Court cases affecting criminal justice, and a directory of academic journals relating to the field.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. 2^nd ed.  Ed. by Joshua Dressler.  New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.
(REF HV 6017 E52 2002)
In-depth essays cover numerous topics significant to the study of criminal justice. Includes articles on comparative criminal justice systems, a guide to legal citation, a glossary, bibliographies, and an index.

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior.  Ed. by Clifton D. Bryant.  Philadelphia: Brunner-Routledge, 2001.
(REF HV 6017 E53 2001)
Topical articles with bibliographies. Consists of Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Issues (vol. I), Crime and Juvenile Delinquency (vol. II), Sexual Deviance (vol. III), and Self-Destructive Behavior and Disvalued Identity (vol. IV).

Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement.  Ed. by Larry Sullivan. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
(REF HV 7921 E53 2005)
State, local, federal, and international law enforcement are covered from several angles with topical areas including investigation techniques, legal issues, culture, policing strategies, victims, and personnel issues. Includes a master bibliography and index. 3 vols.

Policing in America. by Leonard A. Steverson. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2008
(REF HV 8133 S84 2008)
A handbook of policing including history, a chronology, biographies, statistics and a list of resources, relating to policing in the United States and worldwide.

World Police Encyclopedia. Ed. by Dilip K. Das. New York: Routledge, 2006.
(REF HV7901.W64 2006)
Two volume work with entries detailing the policing forces in countries worldwide. Each entry gives background information on the country, a profile of the police force (training, functions, organizational description, complaints and discipline, etc) and contextual forces which affect the policing.

Battleground : Criminal Justice. Ed. by Gregg Barak. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2007.
(REF HV7411 .B38 2007)
Two volume works with entries on controversial issues in the field of Criminal Justice. Entries feature sections such as background information, key events, future prospects, and further reading on topics ranging from Homeland Security to Prisoner Experimentation.

Criminal Justice Information: How to Find it, How to Use It.  Dennis C. Benamati et al.  Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.
(REF HV 7419.5 C75 1998)
A guide to making connections with authorities (individuals or institutions) and finding published and electronic information.

Crime: Social Aspects

Encyclopedia of Addictions and Addictive Behavior.  by Esther Gwinnell and Christine Adamec.  New York: Facts on File,  2006.
(REF RC 564 G95 2006)
More than 300 entries provide an overview of common addictions and the treatments and therapies available. Appendices provide statistics plus lists of organizations, state substance abuse offices, state controlled substances scheduling authorities, and state mental health agencies.
 
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior.  2^nd ed.  Ed. by Rosalyn Carter-DeWitt.  New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA, 2001.
(REF HV 5804 E53 2001).
Relevant articles include: Crime and Alcohol, Crime and Drugs, Drug Interdiction, Drug Laws, Gangs and Drugs, Mandatory Sentencing, Prisons and Jails, Seizures of Drugs, Boot Camp Prisons, and Treatment in the Federal Prison System.

Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice.  Ed. by Marilyn D. McShane and Frank P. Williams III.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.
 (REF HV 9104 .E58 2003)
Articles cover numerous topics in the areas of delinquency theories, historical references, delinquent behavior, treatment, juvenile law, and public policy. Appendices provide guides to locating print, online, and internet resources in the field. Bibliography and index included.

Violence in America: An Encyclopedia.  Ed. by Ronald Gottesman.  New York: Scribner, 1999.
(REF HN 90 V5 V5474 1999)
Articles on violent crime, wars, violence in media, and the causes and effects of violence. 3 vols.

Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime.  Ed. by Lawrence M. Salinger.  Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
(REF HV 6768 E63 2005)
Detailed, referenced articles dealing with topical areas including business fraud and crime, financial and securities fraud, political scandals, regulation, people, and companies. 2 vols.

Organized Crime: from Trafficking to Terrorism Ed. by Frank G. Shanty. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2008.
(REF HV6441 O745 2008)
Volume 1 features lengthy essays on topics relating to organized crime, with information on historical, theoretical, and practical aspects. Volume 2 features primary source documents with the text of national and international laws applied to organized crime activity.

Statistical Data

Crime State Rankings 2001. 8^th ed. Ed. by Kathleen O'Leary Morgan and Scott Morgan.  Lawrence, KS: Morgan Quinto Press, 2001.
 (REF HV 6787 C75 2001)
Criminal Justice statistics for the United States by state. General areas include arrests, corrections, drugs and alcohol, finance, juveniles, law enforcement, offenses, urban and rural crimes, and trends from 1995-1999. Includes source directory and index.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics.  Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics, annual.
(REF HV 7245 N37b)
Sections include: Characteristics of the Criminal Justice System, Public Attitudes toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related Topics, Nature and Distribution of Known Offenses, Characteristics and Distribution of Persons Arrested, Judicial Processing of Defendants, and Persons under Correctional Supervision. The Web version (http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/index.html) includes all data in the paper version, plus selected tables to be published in the next year's paper version.

Uniform Crime Reports for the United States.  Washington, D.C.: Federal Bureau of Investigation, annual.
(REF HV 6787 A3)
Sections include Crime Index Offenses Reported, Crime Index Offenses Cleared, Persons Arrested, Weapons Used in Violent Crime, and Law Enforcement Personnel. Data on crime are subdivided by geographical area and victim characteristics; data on arrests are subdivided by age, sex, and race.  See also the Web version (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm).

Criminal Law

Criminal Law Digest. 3^rd ed.  James A. Douglas and Donald S. Benton.  Boston: Warren, Gorham, and Lamont, 1983.
(REF KF 9210.3 C75 1983)
Provides summaries of the most significant state and federal cases in criminal law.  Updated by a cumulative supplement shelved next to the main volume.

Massachusetts General Laws Annotated.  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., updated regularly.
(REF KFM 2430 1958 A42)
The full text of laws in force, with annotations and summaries of relevant court decisions. Relevant volumes include 43C (Court Rules: Criminal Procedure), 44 and 44A (Crimes and Punishments), 45 and 45A (Proceedings in Criminal Cases), and 124-127 (Corrections). Partial indexes are found at the end of chapters 43C, 44A, and 45A. Updated by pocket parts inserted in the inside back cover of each volume.  See also the Web version, (http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm), without annotations.

Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment. Wayne R. LaFave.  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1996.
(REF KF 9630 L26 1996)
Topics include the exclusionary rule, protected areas and interests, probable cause, search warrants, search and seizure, stop and frisk, and regulatory searches.  Updated by pocket parts inserted in the inside back cover of each volume.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law.  Minneapolis/St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 2005.
(REF KF 154 W47 2005)
Relevant articles include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminology, Prison, Prisoners' Rights, specific crimes (e.g. Robbery), and cross-references in these articles, shown in small capitals.

Wharton's Criminal Law.  15^th ed.  Charles E. Torcia.  Deerfield, Ill.: Clark, Boardman, Callaghan,1996.
(REF KF 9219 W43 1993)
A comprehensive guide to broadly accepted principles of American criminal law, with references to court decisions. Updated by pocket parts inserted in the inside back cover of each volume.

Corrections

Capital Punishment in the United States: A Documentary History.  Ed. by Bryan Vila and Cynthia Morris.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.
(REF HV 8699 U5 C3 1997)
Excerpts from primary source documents related to capital punishment.  Included are speeches, books, news and journal articles, court opinions, policy papers, and public opinion polls. Appendices include federal and state capital offenses, and execution statistics from colonial times to 1995.

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States. Ed. by Louis J. Palmer.  Jefferson, NC: MacFarland, 2001.
(REF HV 8694 P35 2001)
Covers the legal, social, and political history of capital punishment including entries on each state with capital punishment and all capital punishment opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The CorrectionsYearbook.  South Salem, NY: Criminal Justice Institute, annual.
(REF HV 8482 A24)
Statistics on populations, budget, programs, and staff for adult correctional facilities, probation and parole programs, and jails in the US.

Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities.  Ed. by Mary Bosworth. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
(REF HV 9471 E693 2005)
Articles cover categories such as history, prison architecture, penal systems, juvenile justice, health, privatization, and theories of punishment.  Bibliography and index included as well as and Appendix detialing institutions of the federal prison system.  2 vols.

Rights of Prisoners. 2^nd ed.  Michael B. Mushlin.  Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, 1993.
(REF KF 9731 G6 1993)
Topics include prison conditions, medical care, discrimination, freedom of speech and religion, labor, privacy, discipline, classification, access to courts and media, visiting, correspondence, and civil disabilities. Updated by pocket parts inserted in the back cover of each volume.

Forensic Science

Encyclopedia of Forensic Science: A Compendium of Detective Fact and Fiction.  Ed. by Barbara Gardner Conklin.  Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2002.
(REF HV 8073 C595 2002)
With its focus in contemporary America, this work covers the tools and techniques used in analyzing crime scene evidence.

Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques.  by William J. Tilstone et al. Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-CLIO, 2006.
(HV8073 .T55 2006)
An introductory handbook to topics in forensic science. Entries are lengthy, clearly written explanations, followed by references for further reading. Topics include Fingerprints, Hair, Document Examination, Firearms, as well as concepts such as Locard's Exchange Principle.

Facts on File Dictionary of Forensic Science. by Suzanne Bell. New York: Facts on File.
(REF HV8073 B426 2004)
A dictionary of concepts and terms used in Forensic Science. Entries are brief and include chemicals, specific tests, mathematical equations, biological terms, and more. The book includes a bibliography of reading materials categorized by topic.

Terrorism

Encyclopedia of Terrorism.  Ed. by Cindy C. Combs and Martin Slann.  New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2002.
(REF HV 6431 C65 2002)
Provides survey coverage of all aspects of terrorism. From bio- and cyber-terrorism to hijakcings and bombings, this work also covers the people and organizations involved in creating terror and those involved in fighting it.

Cyber Warfare and Cyber Terrorism. by Lech Janczewski and Andrew Colarik
(REF U 163.C946 2008)
This volume features lengthy essays discussing fields and methods for electronically tracking terrorists and criminals in the online environment. Entries include Identification through Data Mining, Steganography, and Cyber War Defense.

Terrorism: A Documentary and Reference Guide.  by William J. Tilstone et al. Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-CLIO, 2006.
(REF HV 6432 B87 2005)
A historical discussion of terrorism throughout the years, beginning with a definition of terrorism and leading up the current U.S. War on Terrorism. Acts of terrorism are recounted, along with perspectives and account of the people involved. A bibliography is provided along with an index to the text.

Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism. edited by Gerald R. Ledlow. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2005
(REF HV 6432.C654 2005 3 vol.)
A three volume set devoted to the discussion of community preparedness to terrorist threats. The volumes discuss this topic from three different aspects, "The Terrorist Threat and Community Response", "The Role of Community Organizations and Business", and "Communication and the Media". The discussion analyzes past events as well as proposing and evaluating methods and models for future events. Each volume features a bibliography and an index, and resource lists are provided as well.

Databases: Indexes, Abstracts, and Bibliographies Use to locate journal articles and books, as well as published and unpublished research.

Ely Library Catalog. For books, audio-visual materials, etc. in the Ely Library
  (Internet site: http://catalog.lib.wsc.ma.edu/)
The following is an example of subject headings relevant to Criminal Justice for use in the Voyager catalog.  Do not limit yourself to this list. Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (Big Red Books) located at the Reference Desk for more possibilities—or browse the online catalog for ideas.  For an online guide to the catalog, see Database Searching Guides.

Criminal Justice Abstracts Limited to WSC community use
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#Criminal Justice Abstracts)
An index to journal articles, books, and research reports in the field.  For an online guide to Criminal Justice Abstracts, see Database Searching Guides.  The print edition is located in the Periodical Index area.

Criminal Justice Periodicals  Limited to WSC community use
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#CJPI)
Provides information on virtually any criminal justice topic, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law. Covers 59 journals in full-text (1994-) and indexing/abstracts for 190 journals from 1981-. For an online guide to Criminal Justice Periodical Index, see Database Searching Guides.  .

NCJRS Abstracts
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#NCJRSAbstracts)
An index to journal articles, books, and federal documents in the field. For an online guide, see Database Searching Guides.

Lexis-Nexis Academic  Limited to WSC community use
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#Lexis-Nexis)
Provides the full text of federal and state statutes and cases, plus 200 law journals.  For an online guide, see Database Searching Guides.

Psycinfo   Limited to WSC community use
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#PsycLit)
This database covers all aspects of psychology, including much of relevance to criminal justice. It indexes and abstracts materials in from specialized journals in the field (many of which we own) and books.  For an online guide, see Database Searching Guides.

Sociological Abstracts Limited to WSC community use
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/dbalpha.htm#Sociofile)
This database indexes and abstracts journal articles and books in sociology and social work, including much of relevance to criminal justice.  For an online guide, see Database Searching Guides.

Web Sites

WWW Resources by Subject: Criminal Justice  (Ely Library at Westfield State College)
  (URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/crjust.htm)
Links to Web sites in Criminal Justice.

Justice Information Center
  (URL: http://www.ncjrs.org/)
From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.  Links to Web sites and full-text documents of statistical data and scholarly research.  Arranged by broad subject.

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