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Criminal Justice

Page Author: Paula Olsen

Find Background Information:

• Encyclopedia Britannica: Criminal Justice 
• Wikipedia:  Criminal Justice Portal 

NOTE:  Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia can help you familiarize yourself with a subject, but are not considered appropriate, citeable sources for a college-level research paper.

Print Resources in the Reference Section:

• The Blackwell Companion to Criminology / HV6025 .B544 2004
• Crime and Punishment:  Essential Primary Sources / HV7419 .C743 2006
• Criminal Justice Information / HV7419.5 .C92 1998
• Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice / HV6017 .E5 2002 4 vols.
• Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior / HV6017 .E53 2001 4 vols.
• Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement / HV7921 .E53 2005 3 vols.
• The Encyclopedia of Police Science / HV7901 .E53 1995
• World of Criminal Justice / HV 7411 .W92 2001 2 vols.

Find Books and E-Books

Search the Library Catalog 

Areas of interest in the book stacks might include:

HV   Social pathology.  Social and public welfare.

Key Databases

• Academic Search Complete
• Proquest Criminal Justice Periodicals
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
• Psychology Journals
• SocINDEX with Full Text 

Search multiple databases

(Includes Academic Search Complete, Expanded Academic ASAP, JSTOR, Project Muse, PsycArticles and book catalog.)

Find Journals

Online journals by subject   

Student Resources

Criminal Justice at Champlain College

Recommended Websites

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Justice Information Center
• School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Links (Florida State University)
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Uniform Crime Reports
• U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics 

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