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Reference Books in Criminal Justice American Sociological Association Style Guide on reserve behind the circulation desk
Crime State Rankings a comparison of
the 50 states in more than 500 crime related categories
Crime Classification Manual
"...classifies the characteristics of the perpetrators and victims of
major crimes"
Crime in Maine published by the Dept.
of Public Safety
Crime in the United States
...this collection of the nation's criminal justice statistics
was formerly published by the FBI.
Dictionary of Criminal Justice
includes over 3,600 definitions and summaries of key Supreme Court
rulings affecting criminal justice
Encyclopedia of Gangs
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
examines all facets of law enforcement at the local and state, national
and federal, and international levels
Encyclopedia of Police Science one of
the most up to date references on policing, the 'see also' references
are invaluable
Encyclopedia of White-Collar Crime
120 entries covering the major
cases, corporations, organizations, and key players
Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors
Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
Maine Criminal Statutes
Maine Law Enforcement Officer's Manual
Opportunities in Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice Careers
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Where do I find articles?
Search the Criminal Justice database here:  Enter your search terms:
*most databases require passwords and ID's, see library staff for access Where do I find books?
Minerva
CMCC's
online catalog
Bureau of
Prisons
official website of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Crime in Maine 2006 Statistics
compiled
by the State of Maine Department of Public Safety
JUSTNET
Justice
Technology Information Network
Maine Criminal Code
The
Maine Criminal Code is found in Title 17-A of the Maine Revised
Statutes, also, many crimes are defined outside the Code.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
(NACJD)
"facilitates research in criminal justice and criminology, through the
preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources
and through the production of original research"
NIJ Home |
National Institute of Justice
NIJ is the research, development, and
evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice
NCJRS
National
Criminal Justice Reference Service offers justice and substance abuse
information to support research, policy, and program development
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
data
from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the
United States displayed in over 1,000 tables
Uniform
Crime Reports
crime statistics compiled
by the FBI
United Nations interregional Crime and Justice
Research Institute (UNICRI)
international coverage of topics
related to crime prevention and criminal justice |
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What are Scholarly Sources of Information?
Your Library Card Your library card is your CMCC ID. Student Services will print your CMCC ID. Bring your ID to the library, where we will activate your card. Borrowing Material Your active library card allows you to check out material at CMCC, Auburn Public Library, and Lewiston Public Library. Our loan policies are listed on our website: Circulation Services and Procedures Material can also be requested through Minerva or MaineCat, and shipped to CMCC Interlibrary Loan Valerie Frechette handles interlibrary loans. She can order any material for you that can not be requested through online catalogs, or downloaded from a database
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Managing citations and writing your paper Tip: create your citations as you collect research material, and save your list in Noodlebib. This will make creating your in-text citations a breeze. Don't make creating your bibliography the last thing you do in the research process, it takes twice as much time. Noodlebib creates references in APA and MLA formats, *password and ID required, see library staff ASA formatting tips from The OWL at Perdue tips on American Sociological Association style
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