Research Guides: Criminal Justice Resources: Books

Recommended E-books

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Criminal Justice: A Beginner's Guide by Bryan Gibson
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9781909976009
Publication Date: 2014
This introductory text discusses key topics in criminal justice, including crime, the police, sentencing, prisons, victims, and more.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences by William A. Darity
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780028659657
Publication Date: 2008
This reference work features thousands of entries covering a wide array of topics in the social sciences, including a long article on crime. A separate 20-page annotated bibliography lists significant books and articles published since 1960. Available online in the Gale Virtual Reference Library database.

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Credo Reference
This multidisciplinary online reference library provides access to a selection of 601 reference books and 3,412,690 entries.
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Recommended Books for Criminal Justice

These works are a good starting point for background information at the beginning of your research, and can point you to in-depth sources related to your topic. Most are located in the Jennings Library reference collection on the first floor.

The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice by Dean John Champion
Call Number: REF HV7411 .C48 2005b
ISBN: 0810854066
Publication Date: 2005
This dictionary features over 5,000 terms, concepts, and names, as well as over 125 new U.S. Supreme Court cases. Also includes references and an extensive listing of Internet sites for locating useful information regarding important topics associated with law enforcement, the courts, and corrections.
Corrections by William J. Chambliss (Editor)
Call Number: HV8665 .C674 2011
ISBN: 9781412978569
Publication Date: 2011
This book explores the correctional system and offers arguments for and against the practice of the laws and policies that comprise corrections, from parole and probation to imprisonment, to the application of the death penalty.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice by Joshua Dressler
Call Number: REF HV6017 .E52 2002
ISBN: 002865319X
Publication Date: 2002
The 250 articles in this encyclopedia cover social causes, laws, and effective means of dealing with crime, addressing contemporary concerns from abortion and terrorism to wiretapping and eavesdropping to euthanasia and protection of juveniles. Also includes a glossary of legal terms and an index of court cases.
Encyclopedia of Forensic Science by Suzanne Bell
Call Number: REF HV8073 .B425 2004
ISBN: 0816048118
Publication Date: 2004
This book features 15 essays describing the application of forensic science to real-life situations as well as several hundred brief entries on topics in forensic science, most including references for further reading.
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement by Larry E. Sullivan (Editor)
Call Number: REF HV7921 .E53 2005
ISBN: 0761926496
Publication Date: 2005
This three-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive, critical and descriptive examination of all facets of law enforcement on the state and local, federal and national, and international stages.
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime by Nicole Rafter
Call Number: REF HV6046 .E56 2000
ISBN: 1573562149
Publication Date: 2000
This book examines the subject of women and crime from the perspectives of offenders, offenses, and theories on offending, victims and victimology, the criminal justice system, punishment and treatment.
Juvenile Crime and Justice by William J. Chambliss (Editor)
Call Number: HV9069 .J7785 2011
ISBN: 9781412978583
Publication Date: 2011
eThis book examines controversial issues in juvenile justice. Articles feature arguments both in favor of and opposed to various treatments, programs, and punishments, examining issues such as youth curfews, juveniles in adult courts, legal representation for juveniles, juvenile boot camps, group homes, out-of-home placement, and more.
New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice: A Practical Manual by Del Vecchio, Kenneth
Call Number: REF KFN2361 .A3339 D45 2015
Publication Date: 2015
The 2015 edition explains the criminal statutes to law enforcement personnel, lawyers, and lay people. The book makes the criminal code more accessible with fact patterns and a common word index. It contains Title 2C, New Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice and Title 39, New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Statutes.

Search Tips

It is useful to choose Subject from the drop-down menu when you are searching the library catalog. Performing a Subject search will help narrow your results to exactly the topic in which you are interested. Some subject search examples include:

Corrections, Forensics, Crime, Juvenile Crime, Criminal Justice

Books From Other Libraries

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