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Jeanne Armstrong  - Librarian for the College of Arts & Sciences

Bibliography

Comparative Criminology: An Annotated Bibliography/ Reference  HV6025.B45 1991
Criminal Justice Ethics: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide to Sources/ Reference HV9950.S36 1991
Criminal Justice Information: How To Find It, How To Use It Reference HV7419.5.C75 1998
Race and Crime : An Annotated Bibliography/ Reference HV6197.U5 R87 2000



Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

American Dictionary of Criminal Justice:  Key Terms and Major Court Cases/ Reference HV7411.C48 2001

Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice / Reference HV6017.D38 2002

Crime & the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia / Reference HV6789.C6884 1997

Criminal Justice and Criminology: Concepts and Terms
/ Reference HV7411 .C75 2002

Encyclopedia of American Crime
/ Reference  HV6789.S54

Encyclopedia of American Prisons / Reference HV9471.S54 2003

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment / Reference HV8694.G76 1998

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States / Reference  HV8694 .P35 2001

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice / Reference HV6017.E52 2002 4 vols.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment / Reference HV6017.E524 2002 4 vols.

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior / Reference HV6017.E53 2001  4 vols.

Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice / Reference HV9104.E58 2003

Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States: from Capone's Chicago to the New Urban Underworld / Reference HV6446.K43 2000

Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
/ Reference HV6046.E56 2000

Violence in America: An Encyclopedia / Reference HN90.V5 V5474 1999



Electronic Resources

Library Catalog

Government Periodicals Universe

GPO Monthly Catalog (1976-) indexes congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more. Retrospective coverage by the print edition of the Monthly Catalog of Government Publications from 1900 to date is available in Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. GP 3.8/

National Criminal Justice Reference Service  (online)

PAIS International-Public Affairs Information Service (1972-) contains over 400,000 references to and in many cases abstracts of articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories. Includes: PAIS Bulletin (1976-90), PAIS Foreign Language Index (1972-90), PAIS International In Print (1991-), and Directory of Periodicals/Publishers (1990). Ref. HB1.A1 P823

Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) [Web of Science] (1995-)
The Social Science Citation Index is an index to the journal literature, published proceedings, and monographic series in the
social, behavioral, and related sciences. The Western Libraries provide access to the online version of the SSCI from 1995 to
the current on the Library Information System. Back years (1966-current) are available in print - Reference AI 3.S614.

Sociological Abstracts  (1963-) is the electronic version of Sociological Abstracts and Social Planning, Policy, and Development Abstracts (SOPODA), and provides indexing with abstracts of the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines. 

Statistical Universe A Congressional Information Service product including American Statistics Index (ASI).  Help Guide

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Handbooks

Advances in Criminological Theory 1989-  annual / HV6001.A
Blackwell Companion to Criminology / Reference HV6025.B544 2004
Capital Punishment: Contemporary World Issues Series / Reference HV8699.U5.K76 1993
Crime in America: A Reference Handbook /  Reference  HV6787.D87 1996
Crime and Justice; A Review of Research annual / Reference  HV6001.C672
Equal Justice and the Death Penalty: A Legal and Empirical Analysis /  KFG565.C2 B35 1990
Foundations of Criminal Science /  HV6025 .W37 1992
        v.1. The development of knowledge;  v.2. The use of  knowledge.
Handbook of Crime and Delinquency Prevention /  Reference HV7431.H373 1987
Handbook of Crime and Punishment /  Reference HV6789.H25 1998
Handbook of Criminology / Reference HV6028.G5
Handbook of Juvenile Delinquency / Reference HV9104.H24 1987
International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Criminology / HV6028.I57 1983
          v.1 General issues and the  Americas; v.2 Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Introduction to Criminology / HV6025 .M314 1999
Oxford Handbook of Criminology / Reference  HV6025.O87 1997
Prisons in America: A Reference Handbook / Reference HV9471.R36 1999
Profiling and Criminal Justice in America:  A Reference Handbook/ Reference HV9950.B86 2004
Racial Violence on Trial:  A Handbook With Cases, Laws, and Documents / Reference KF221.M8.W35 2001
Victimology Handbook: Research Findings, Treatment, & Public Policy / Reference HV6250.2.V515 1990



Methodology

Crime and Crime Control:  A Global View / HV7431.C686 2000
Criminological Controversies: A Methodological Primer / HV6025.H269 1996
Criminology as Peacemaking HV6018.C74 1991
Doing Research on Crime & Justice / Reference HV6024.5.D65 2000
Evaluating Criminology and Criminal Justice / HV6024.5 C6315 1998
A General Theory of CrimeHV6018.G68 1990
Measurement Issues in Criminology / HV6024.5 .M43 1990
Race, Gender, and Class in Criminology: the Intersection / HV6025.R34 1996
Theoretical Methods in Criminology / HV6028.T49

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Periodicals



Statistical Sources

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Correctional Populations in the United States  /Gov. Docs Haggard 2  J 29.17:
Crime and the Nation's Households / Bureau of Justice Statistics  / Gov. Docs. Haggard 2  J 29.11/8:
Crime in America's Top-rated Cities: A Statistical ProfileReference HV6787.C745 annual
Crime in the United States: Annual Source of UCR Statistics  [computer file]  /Gov. Docs. Haggard 2  J 1.14/7-8:
Criminal Victimization in the United States: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Law Enforcement, National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service, 1974- /  Gov. Docs. Haggard 2  J 29.9/2:
Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties: Executive Summary.  U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1995-  / Gov. Information / Haggard 2 /  J 29.2:F 33/3/ Biennial
National Survey of State Sentencing StructuresGov. Docs. Haggard 2   J 26.30:SU 7
Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants
. U.S. Dept. of Justice. 1991- /  Gov. Information / Haggard 2 / J 29.11/14:
Sentences Imposed Under the Guidelines. [microform] / United States Sentencing Commission / Gov. Information / Haggard 2 Y 3.SE 5:8 SE 5/2/
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics [computer file]  / Gov. Information / Haggard 2 / J 29.9/6-2:  online version  (continually updated)       
State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons / Gov. Information / Haggard 2 /  J 29.11/11-3: online Version
Statistical Handbook on Violence in America/ Ref. HN90 V5 S833 1996
Trends in Expenditure and Employment Data for the Criminal Justice System
/ Gov. Docs. Haggard 2 J 26.10:
Uniform Crime Reports of the United States /   Gov. Docs.  Haggard 2  J 1.14/7: online
Washington State County Criminal Justice Databook  / Gov. Docs. Haggard 2  WA 351.72 F52was s8



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