LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Books & E-Books

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345	Criminal Law
363	Social Problems & Services
364	Criminology
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Reference E-Books

African Americans and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia by Delores Jones-Brown (Editor); Beverly D. Frazier (Editor); Marvie Brooks (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook Central
ISBN: 9780313357169
Publication Date: 2014
Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System by Laura L. Finley (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook Central
ISBN: 9781610699273
Publication Date: 2016
Dictionary of Policing by Tim Newburn (Editor); Peter Neyroud (Editor) Consists of entries, including summary definition, main text and key texts and sources, contributed by leading academic and practitioners in policing.
Call Number: Credo
ISBN: 1843922886
Publication Date: 2008
Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management by Rob Canton (Editor); David Hancock (Editor) Contemporary probation practice is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized. Probation officers are typically described now as offender managers, and the creation of NOMS (National Offender Management Service) has broadened the remit of the Probation Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and qualifications it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into the established probation lexicon - including institutional, legal, political and theoretical terms of its own as well as importing concepts from the disciplines of sociology, criminology and psychology.
Call Number: Credo
ISBN: 9781843922902
Publication Date: 2007
Dictionary of Youth Justice by Barry Goldson (Editor) This Dictionary explicitly addresses the historical, legal, theoretical, organisational, policy, practice, research and evidential contexts within which 'modern' youth justice in the UK and beyond is located.
Call Number: Credo
ISBN: 1843922940
Publication Date: 2008
The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice by Jay S. Albanese
Call Number: Credo
ISBN: 0470670282
Publication Date: 2014
Essential Criminology by Mark M. Lanier; Stuart Henry; Desire' J. M. Anastasia Designed as an alternative to overly comprehensive, lengthy, and expensive introductory texts, Essential Criminology is, as its title implies, a concise overview of the field. The book guides students through the various definitions of crime and the different ways crime is measured.
Call Number: Credo
ISBN: 9780813348858
Publication Date: 2015
Drug Courts and the Criminal Justice System by Deborah Koetzle (Editor); Shelley Johnson Listwan (Editor)
Call Number: Credo
ISBN: 9781626376977
Publication Date: 2018
Crimes of the Centuries: notorious crimes, criminals, and criminal trials in American history by Steven Chermak (Editor); Frankie Y. Bailey (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook Central
ISBN: 9781610695930
Publication Date: 2016

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criminal justice, administration of	capital punishment	civil rights
crimes against humanity	criminal investigation	criminal law
criminal procedure	due process of law	electronic surveillance
juvenile corrections	juvenile justice, administration of	police questioning
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