CRIMINAL JUSTICE: WHAT’S IN REFERENCE – draft 1

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH GUIDES

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DICTIONARIES

GENERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

SPECIALIZED CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

SEARCHING BIBLIOGRAPHIC & FULLTEXT DATABASES

CRIMINAL JUSTICE INDEXES & ABSTRACTS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICAL SOURCES

SELECTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE BIBLIOGRAPHIES

SELECTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOKS & MANUALS

 

SELECTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE WEB SITES

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH GUIDES

Research guides are designed to introduce the researcher to the specific major works in a field. This is an excellent place to start your research.

 

Basic legal research for criminal justice and the social sciences. James R. Acker, Richard Irving; Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Publishers, 1998.  REF KF241.C75A28

 

Criminal justice information: how to find it, how to use it. Dennis C. Benamati, Phylliss A Schulte, ... [et al.]. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1998. REF  HV7419.5.C751998

 

Criminal justice research in libraries and on the Internet.  Bonnie R. Nelson; foreword by Edward Sagarin.  [rev. ed.] Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997. REF HV7419.N45 1997

 

Criminal justice research sources.  Robert L. O'Block. 3rd ed. Cincinnati, Ohio: Anderson Pub. Co., c1992.  REF HV7419.O25 1992   



 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DICTIONARIES

You may need to also consult subjected related dictionaries in the fields of sociology, psychology and law, or even slang dictionaries or thesauri.

 

Crime dictionary. by Ralph De Sola. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, c1982.  REF HV6025.D43

                         

Dictionary of American criminal justice: key terms and major Supreme Court cases.  Dean J. Champion. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.  REF HV7411.C53 1998

 

Dictionary of American penology.  A Revised and expanded edition. Vergil L. Williams. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996. REF HV9304.W54 1996

 

Dictionary of culprits and criminals. George C. Kohn.  2nd ed. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, c1995.  REF HV6245.K64 1995

 

The encyclopedic dictionary of criminology.  George E. Rush, Sam Torres.  Incline Village, Nev. : Copperhouse, c1998. REF  HV6017.R87 1998

 

The Roxbury dictionary of criminal justice : key terms and major court cases. Dean J. Champion. Los Angeles : Roxbury Pub. Co., c1997.  REF HV7411.C48 1997

 

The police dictionary and encyclopedia   by John J. Fay. Springfield, Ill., U.S.A. : C.C. Thomas, c1988.  REF HV7901.F39 1988

 

National criminal justice thesaurus.  Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Justice, National  Institute of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference Service.  REF Z695.1.C84U54a yr.1998  

 



GENERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

You may also need to consult specialized encyclopedias in sociology, psychology and law.

 

Crime and the justice system in America : an encyclopedia.  Edited by Frank Schmalleger, with Gordon M. Armstrong. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997. REF HV6789.C6884 1997

 

The encyclopedia of American crime.  Carl Sifakis. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File, 2000.  2 v. REF HV6789.S54 2000

 

Encyclopedia of crime and justice.Sanford H. Kadish, editor in chief. New York : Free Press, c1983.  REF  HV6017.E52 1983 4 v.

 

Encyclopedia of crime & justice. Joshua Dressler, editor in chief. 2nd ed.  New York: Macmillan Reference USA, c2002.  REF HV6017.E52 2002

 

Encyclopedia of crime and punishment: volumes I-IV. edited by David Levinson.  Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Sage Publications, c2002. REF HV6017.E524 2002 4 v.

 

Encyclopedia of criminology and deviant behavior. Clifton D. Bryant editor-in-chief.  Philadelphia, PA : Brunner-Routledge, c2001. 4 v. REF HV6017.E53 2000

 

Crime and the justice system in America: an encyclopedia. edited by Frank Schmalleger, with Gordon M. Armstrong. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.  REF  HV6789.C6884 1997   

SPECIALIZED CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

This is just a sampling of the specialized encyclopedias we have in our reference collection on criminal justice.

 

Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States.  Louis J. Palmer, Jr. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, c2001.  REF HV8694.P35 2001

 

Encyclopedia of forensic sciences editor-in- chief, Jay A. Siegel ; editors, Pekka  J. Saukko, Geoffrey C. Knupfer.  San Diego : Academic Press, c2000. 3v.  HV8073.E517 2000  Electronic access: http:  dx.doi.org 10.1006 rwfs.2000.0000

 

Encyclopedia of organized crime in the United States: from Capone's Chicago to the new urban underworld. Robert J. Kelly. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.  REF HV6446.K43 2000

 

The encyclopedia of serial killers. Michael Newton. New York : Facts on File, c2000. REF HV6245.N49 2000

 

Encyclopedia of women and crime.  Nicole Hahn Rafter, editor-in-chief. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000  REF HV6046.E56 2000

SEARCHING BIBLIOGRAPHIC & FULLTEXT DATABASES

 

See the libraries homepage for a link to all our paid databases: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/

You must be an authenticated user to use many of these resources.  To learn more about how to connect from home please see   “How do I “ connect from home on our homepage.

 

IRIS

Rutgers online catalog for all libraries on all three campuses but excludes the law libraries.  In IRIS you can find books, and links to journal articles available online.  Make sure you have a library barcode and pin.

 

Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)

This large database includes extensive full text coverage of legal periodicals and law reviews, federal and state case law Shepard's ® for US Supreme Court cases, federal and state codes and regulations.  It also provides full ext coverage of  current news and business information.

 

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)

This is a multi-disciplinary, full text database of over 3,200 scholarly publications. (Many are embargoed for the latest year.)  Most journals go back to 1996, although some go back as far as 1984.

 

Criminal Justice Abstracts

This database provides comprehensive coverage of criminal justice, criminology  and related disciplines from international journal articles, books, dissertations, governmental and non-governmental reports, and unpublished papers form from 1968 to the present.   It is updated annually.  Rutgers users may request items not available from other Rutgers University Libraries by filling out the Interlibrary Loan form in IRIS.

 

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database  (NCJRS) http://abstractsdb.ncjrs.org/content/AbstractsDB_Search.asp

Index to over 170,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government  reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research from 1970’s to the present.  A link to the full-text document is provided whenever possible.  For documents not available on-line, a link to the publisher's Web site is provided.  You should also check IRIS to see if we have the document, and again you can order items we do not have via the Interlibrary loan form in IRIS.

 

PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) 1972+

Index with abstracts covering the full range of political, social, and public                                               policy issues.  The database covers selected  journal articles, books, statistics, yearbooks, directories, conference proceedings, pamphlets, reports, government documents, and microfiche.


 

SocioFile 1974+

 Indexes over 2000 journals, dissertations, abstracts of conference papers and selected books, and citations of   book reviews and other media in sociology and related disciplines including criminal justice

 

Other databases that may be of interest:

  • CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
  • CSA Political Science and Government Abstracts (PSGA)
  • Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
  • Social Science Electronic Data Library
  • World Law Index - Index to Hispanic Legislation
  • Ingenta
  • Shepard's Citations
  • Web of Science

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE INDEXES & ABSTRACTS

 

Abstracts on criminology and penology  Continues: Excerpta criminologica  GPO REF HV6001.E9 vol. 9-19 1969-1979 LOCATED IN REFERENCE  INDEX AREA

 

Crime and delinquency literature.  [Hackensack, N.J., etc., National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Information Center] Continued by: Criminal justice abstracts Crime and delinquency literature. REF HV6001.C67 v.2-v.8 1970-1976 LOCATED IN REFERENCE INDEX AREA

 

Criminal justice abstracts.   Hardcopy -  REF  HV6001.C67 v.9 – 21, 1977-1991 WITH GAPS; LOCATED IN REFERENCE INDEX AREA Online version available from our home page.

 

The Criminal justice periodical index. [Ann Arbor, Mich.] Indexing Services, University Microfilms.  REF Z5118.C9C74 1975 – 1987. LOCATED IN REFERENCE INDEX AREA

 

Criminology & penology abstracts.  Amsterdam, Kugler Publications. REF HV6001.E9 v.20 – 26.   1980-1986 LOCATED IN REFERENCE INDEX AREA

 

Excerpta criminologica. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Excerpta Criminologica Foundation.   Continued by: Abstracts on criminology and penology.    REF HV6001.E9 v.5-v.8 1965-1968


 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICAL SOURCES

 

City crime rankings : crime in metropolitan America. Lawrence, KS : Morgan Quitno Corp., c1995-  REF HV6787.C58 1999

 

Crime in America's top-rated cities. Boca Raton, FL : Universal Reference Publications, c1995-  REF HV6786.C75 1995/96

 

Criminal victimization in the United States ... trends   U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Washington, D.C. : The Bureau  REF HV6250.3.U5C67 1973 92

Electronic access: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#C

 

Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice.  REF   HV6787.S68 yr.2000     Previous editions in HV6787.S68  1973-1999 in Stacks

Electronic access: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/

 

Statistical handbook on violence in America / Adam Dobrin ... [et al.]. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1996.  REF HN90.V5S833 1995

 

Statistical Universe

This statistical database unifies indexing previously available through three print products, the American Statistics Index, the Statistical Reference Index, and the Index to International Statistics. Full text or web links are provided for  some citations, and the complete text of the  Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.  Crime statistics are included in this general source.  Electronic Access from our homepage.

 

Statistics on crime & punishment : a selection of statistical charts, graphs and tables about crime and punishment from a variety of published sources with  explanatory comments   Timothy L. Gall and Daniel M. Lucas, editors ; Peter C. Kratcoski and Lucille Dunn Kratcoski, contributing editors. Detroit : Gale, c1996. REF HV6787.S73 1996

 

Statistics on weapons & violence : a selection of statistical charts, graphs, and tables about weapons and violence from a variety of published sources with  explanatory comments   Timothy L. Gall and Daniel M. Lucas, editors ; Peter C.Kratcoski and Lucille Dunn Kratcoski, contributing editors. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1996.  REF HN90.V5S834 1996


Uniform crime reports for the United States: Crime in the United States. Washington : Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice : U.S. G.P.O., 1930-  REF HV6787.A3, latest edition REF,  Older editions in stacks 1960-1999 WITH GAPS;

Electronic access: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

The most used source for criminal justice statistics.  Statistics based solely on crimes reported to the police.

 

Uniform crime reports, State of New Jersey.  REF HV9475.N5U54 1967- WITH GAPS LOCATED IN STACKS, CURRENT YEAR REF 

Electronic access: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/info/ucr2000/

 

Using government information sources: electronic and  print. Jean L. Sears and Marilyn K. Moody. 3rd ed. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 2001. REF J83.S43 2001

 

SELECTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE BIBLIOGRAPHIES

 

Alternatives to institutionalization: a definite bibliography compiled by James R. Brantley; Majorie Kravitz, supervising editor; National Criminal Justice Reference REF Z7164.C4B73

 

American prisons: an annotated bibliography compiled by Elizabeth Huffmaster McConnell and Laura J. Moriarty. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998 REF HV9471.M33 1998  

 

Crime in America : historical patterns and contemporary realities : an annotated bibliography .  Francesco Cordasco, David N. Alloway ; with a foreword by Gerald S. Arenberg. New York : Garland Pub., 1985. REF HV6783.C67 1985

 

Criminal justice in America, 1959-1984: an annotated bibliography. John D.  Hewitt, Eric D. Poole, Robert M. Regoli. New York: Garland Pub., 1985 REF HV9950.H48 1985

 

Mental health services in criminal justice system settings: a selectively annotated bibliography, 1970-1997.compiled by Rodney Van Whitlock and                       Bernard Lubin ; foreword by Stanley L. Brodsky.   Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, c1999.  REF RC451.4.P68V36 1999  

 

Race, crime and the criminal justice system : a bibliography. compiled by Joan Nordquist.: Santa Cruz, CA : Reference and Research Services, 1997. REF HV9950.N67 1997

 

True crime narratives: an annotated bibliography. Ben Harrison. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1997. REF HV6251.H37 1997                                                         

 


 

SELECTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOKS & MANUALS

 

Applications in criminal analysis : a sourcebook by Marilyn B. Peterson. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.  REF HV8078.P47 1998

 

Crime classification manual   [edited by] John E. Douglas ... [et al.] ; with chapters by John E. Douglas...[et al.]. New York : Lexington Books, 1995.  REF HV6253.C75 1995  REF HV6253.C75 1995

 

Crime in America : a reference handbook. Jennifer L. Durham. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1996. REF HV6787.D87 1996

 

Congressional Quarterly's desk reference on American criminal justice.  Patricia G. Barnes. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2001.  REF HV9950.B364 2001

 

Hate crimes : a reference handbook.  Donald Altschiller. Santa Barbara, Calif. ; Oxford : ABC-CLIO, c1999.  REF HV6773.52.A47 1999

 

Organized crime : a reference handbook. Patrick J. Ryan. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1995.  REF HV6441.R9 1995

 

Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology.       Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin Pub. Group.  REF HV6001.T35 yr.2001  1993 ed in stacks HV6001.T35 1993

 

Domestic violence and child abuse sourcebook. edited by Helene Henderson. Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, c2000. HV6626.2.D66 2000  

 

The FBI : a comprehensive reference guide   [written and] edited by Athan G Theoharis with Tony G. Poveda, Susan Rosenfeld, Richard Gid Powers. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.  REF HV8144.F43T48 1999

 

Prisons in America : a reference handbook   Nicole Hahn Rafter, Debra L. Stanley. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1999.  REF HV9471.R36 1999

 

SELECTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE WEB SITES

 

John Cotton Dana Library Guide: Criminal Justice- Selected Resources: http://newark.rutgers.edu/~natalieb/cj.htm

 

Florida State University School of Criminology & Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Links http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/

 

Criminal Justice Mega Sites http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/linklist.htm

 

 

CREATED BY Susan Beck

Paul Robeson Library

Rutgers University

Camden, NJ

September 5, 2002

susanb@camden.rutgers.edu