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Criminal Justice

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Book Databases

An index of federal government publications, including Congressional reports and testimony. (Some full-text).

Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).

A collection of electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download ebrary Reader™

Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

Reports, books, and newsletters in criminal justice from 1997 to date with abstracts back to 1960. (Some full-text).

Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).

Essays on controversial topics from books, magazines, journals, news, primary source, and web sites. (Full-text).

Find books and videos in the UHD Library's print and electronic collections.

A catalog of books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos in libraries around the world. (Citations only).

 

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

A comprehensive encyclopedia of criminal justice. (Full-text).

Reports on human rights by country. Covers prisons, police, trials, civil liberties, women, minorities, worker rights, etc. (Full-text).

Reference HV 6018 .A38 - Learn about theories and scholars.

Reference HV 6018 .W48 - Learn about theories and scholars.

A comprehensive encyclopedia of corrections. (Full-text).

Covers state, local, federal, and international policing, plus profiles of law enforcement systems by country. (Full-text).

An encyclopedia of scientific knowledge about policing. (Full-text).

A comprehensive encyclopedia of corrections. (Full-text).

Short articles on issues and cases in corporate crime. (Full-text).

The history and tactics of 150 extremist groups. (Full-text).

Book-length profiles of some European nations. (Full-text).

Articles about law systems and courts in each country. (Full-text).

A comprehensive overview of the Texas criminal justice system. (Full-text).

Reference HV 8665 .R67 2006 - Profiles of corrections systems by country.

Covers concepts and theories with lists of key readings. (Full-text).

Priniciples, techniques, and people in forensic sciences. (Full-text).

Profiles of countries, organizations, etc. (Full-text).

Reference HV 7901 .W64 2006 - Profiles of police systems by country.

 

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