Research Help in Criminal Justice

Reference Books in our Library

American Sociological Association Style Guide
Ref HM 569 .A54 2007
Crime State Rankings
Ref HV6787 C77 2008 & 2007
Crime Classification Manual
Ref HV6253 .C75 2006
Crime in Maine published by the Dept. of Public Safety
Ref HV 6793 .M3 C74 1998 (latest is on the web)
Crime in the United States
Ref HV 6787 .A32 2008
Dictionary of Criminal Justice
Ref HV 7411 .R87 2003
Encyclopedia of American Prisons
Ref HV 9471 .S54 2002
Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation
Ref HV 8073 .N49 2008
Encyclopedia of Criminology
Ref HV 6017 .E5925 2005 v. 1-3
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
Ref HV 8073 .N49 2008
Encyclopedia of Gangs
Ref HV6439 .U5 E53 2008
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence
Ref HF9014 .E59 2007
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Ref HV 7921 .E53 2005 v. 1-3
Encyclopedia of Police Science
Ref HV 7901 .E53 2007 v. 1-2
Encyclopedia of White-Collar Crime
Ref HV 6768 .E65 2007
Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors
Ref HV 8143 >335 2001
Historical Atlas of American Crime
Ref HV 6779 .R67 2004
Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
Ref HV 7903 .R67 2001
Maine Criminal Statutes
Ref KFM 561 .A3 .M3 2008-09
Maine Law Enforcement Officer's Manual
REF KFM 575 F47 2008
Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers
Ref HV 8143 .S86 2003


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Journals in databases Proquest Central contains the "Criminal Justice Periodicals" database which provides abstracting and indexing to 250 journals, 100 of these are full text providing research help in law  and drug enforcement, corrections administration, rehabilitation, family law and industrial security

 

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Selected Web Pages

Bureau of Prisons official website of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Justice Statistics U.S. primary source for criminal justice statistics
Crime in Maine 2007 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, and crimes are defined in title 17
Maine Department of Corrections
NACJD The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data "facilitates research in criminal justice and criminology..."
 National Institute of Justice NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Dept of Justice
National Criminal Justice Reference Service NJCRS 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 U.S., displayed in over 1,000 tables
 Uniform Crime Reports statistics compiled by the FBI
UNICRI :: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute international coverage of topics related to crime prevention and criminal justice