Criminal Justice: Background Information and Books
Background Information
Use reference materials like these to gather background information on a topic. This will help you to identify important thinkers, theories, and debates in the field. Pfau Library carries reference materials that are both printed and electronic.
The Death Penalty: A Reference Handbook by Call Number: 3rd Floor HV8699.U5 M46 2017ISBN: 1440845492Publication Date: 2017-06-22
The Handbook of the Criminology of Terrorism by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1118923987Publication Date: 2017
The Handbook of Measurement Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1119099951Publication Date: 2016
Latinos and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780313356605Publication Date: 2016-03-28
International Handbook of Juvenile Justice by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9783319450889Publication Date: 2016-12-27
Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781610699464Publication Date: 2015-09-15
Catalog Search Tips
Think of keywords, or important words describing each aspect of your topic, such as:
"domestic abuse" children
Tip: Put quotation marks around words you want to search as a phrase, such as "death penalty" or "capital punishment"
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Library Catalog: Subject Headings
Once you find an interesting book, look at its Subject Headings. If they're on target, click on them to find more books with the same subject, or use them as keywords in your search.
Below are just a few of the many Subject Headings you might find useful:
Selected Titles
Surviving Mass Victim Attacks: How to Beat the Odds or What to Do When the Unthinkable Happens by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1538110881Publication Date: 2018-10-01
The Pedagogy of Pathologization: Dis/abled Girls of Color in the School-Prison Nexus by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781138696907Publication Date: 2017-11-15
Virtual Reality and the Criminal Justice System: Exploring the Possibilities for Correctional Rehabilitation by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1498534279Publication Date: 2018-02-19
A Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions as Punishment for the Poor by Call Number: 5th floor KF9745 .H27 2016ISBN: 9780871544612Publication Date: 2016-06-08
Policing and Social Media: Social Control in an Era of New Media by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781498533713Publication Date: 2016-04-04
Cashing in on Crime: The Drive to Privatize California State Prisons by Call Number: 3rd floor HV9475.C2 K53 2014ISBN: 1935049615Publication Date: 2013-04-01
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Call Number: Ebook and Physical CopiesISBN: 9781595581037Publication Date: 2010
Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781442220720Publication Date: 2014-07-24
Criminal Justice Internships: Theory into Practice by Call Number: 3rd Floor HV9950 .M336 2017ISBN: 9781138231658Publication Date: 2016-12-29
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