Research Guides: Criminal Justice Resources: 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
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.

Credo Reference
This multidisciplinary online reference library provides access to a selection of 601 reference books and 3,412,690 entries. This is good place to start exploring a topic for many introductory and intermediate classes.
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Gale Ebooks
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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. This is good place to start exploring a topic for many introductory and intermediate classes.