Criminal Justice 

Last Updated July 2000

To find books, government documents and other materials owned by Maag Library for Criminal Justice, search MaagNet , the library's online public access catalog (OPAC). MaagNet is searchable by subject, keyword, author or title. You may also search the OhioLINK Central Catalog for materials owned by other libraries in OhioLINK. To locate articles from newspapers, journals or magazines, see the sections below dealing with Indexes and Abstracts or Electronic Resources.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Ref. HV6789.S54 1982
The Encyclopedia of American Crime. Provides detailed descriptions of various types of crimes, explanations of con games and swindles, profiles of famous weapons, stories of famous crimes, trials and hoaxes.

Ref. HB6441.S53 1987
The Mafia Encyclopedia Provides a compelling look at the Mafia, tracing its development in America in the late 19th century to its operations today.

Ref. HV6710.S54 1990
Encyclopedia of Gambling Provides a wealth of information on card, dice and casino games, the world's most notorious gamblers, leading gambling systems and noted gambling halls.

Ref. HV6757.S57 1993
Hoaxes and scams: a compendium of deception, ruses and swindles

Ref. HV6785.N48 1989
The FBI most wanted: an encyclopedia

Ref. HV7901.E53
The Encyclopedia of Police Science edited by William G. Bailey

Ref. HV6025.D43 1988
Crime Dictionary

Ref. KFO 561.A29 O363 1996
Ohio Criminal Justice


Indexes and Abstracts

Ref. Z5118.C9C74 (Last three years in Reference)
Criminal Justice Periodical Index Author and subject index to more than 130 journals relevant to criminal justice.

Per. HV6001.C67 (Last three years in Reference)
Criminal Justice Abstracts Contains in depth abstracts of current books, journal articles, dissertations and reports published worldwide.

Per. HV6001.C74 (Last three years on Index Table in Reference)
Criminology, Penology and Police Science Abstracts An international abstracting service which covers the etiology of crime and juvenile delinquency, the control and treatment of offenders, criminal procedures and administration of justice and police science.

Ref. Z5118.C9W64
Criminology Index A central source of detailed references to virtually every significant article and book relating to the etiology of crime and delinquency published from 1945 to 1992.

Ref.AI3.S62
Social Sciences Index A cumulative index to English language periodicals. The main body of the Index consists of author and subject entries to periodicals in the fields of anthropology, family studies, sociology, urban studies and related topics.

Ref.HM1.S67
Sociological Abstracts A collection of non-evaluative abstracts reflecting the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines including anthropology. This Abstract contains an author, subject and source index. Also available online through Firstsearch (authorization and password required-ask at reference Desk).



Electronic Resources
 


OhioLINK Research Databases

ISI Citation Indexes / Social Science Citation Index is a multi disciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines.

Lexis-Nexis Universe is an extensive full-text database providing access to current news stories, legal news & analysis, federal case law, the U.S. Code, Constitution, &Court Rules, and state legal research.

PsycINFO contains citations and abstracts published between 1967 to the present in the field of psychology and related behavioral and social sciences. PsycINFO incudes English language summaries and citations from over 1,300 journals published from 45 countries. This database is searchable by author, title, journal title, text word and subject.
Additionally, access to older references is available in Historical PsycINFO, 1887-1966.

Sirs Researcher (Social Issues Resources) provides thousands of full-text articles from more than 1200 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications.

WWW Resources

Maag Library's Government Documents homepage has many listings for resources in the Criminal Justice field. Some of these are the following:

For information about Ohio's penal system connect to The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. At this site you can find information covering statististics, careers and prison programs.



Directories

Ref. HV8130.J44 1992
The Jeffers Directory of Law Enforcement Officials edited by H. Paul Jeffers Divided into 5 sections: Municipal police, sheriffs and county police, special police, state law enforcement agencies and federal law enforcement agencies. Sections 1-4 are arranged alphabetically by state. The Federal law enforcement agencies are listed alphabetically by name of the federal agency. There is also an alphabetical agency index.

Ref. HV8130.N37 1992/1993
National Directory of Law Enforcement Administrators and Correctional Institutions

Govt Docs J28.20:
Directory of Criminal Justice Information Sources



Statistics

Ref. HV7245.N37b
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, annual. A compilation of criminal justice and related statistics available from the publications of a variety of governmental and private agencies.  Also available on web at http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/.

Ref. HV6787.A3
Uniform crime reports for the United States, annual. Also available from the FBI homepage (http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm)

Ref. HV6787.C75 1994
Crime State Rankings 1994: crime in the 50 United States

Ref. HA214.S73 1998
A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions and Trends
 


Miscellaneous

Ref. HV9950.Y68 2000
Your Criminal Justice Career: A Guidebook

Ref. HV7240.C68 2000
Covering Criminal Justice: A resource Guide for Journalists

Govt  Docs J 28.14/2:
NCJRS Catalog: Publications and Services


Selected List of Criminal Justice Periodicals Available:

North American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
American Journal of Police
Crime and Delinquency
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Criminology
Deviant Behavior
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Law and Order
Police Chief
Prison Journal
Security Management



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Last Updated July 2000