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Criminal Justice
Book Databases
Catalog of Government Publications
An index of United States government publications, reports, and testimony. (Some full-text).
Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).
Electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
EBSCOhost E-Books (formerly NetLibrary)
Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Reports, books, and newsletters in criminal justice from 1997 to date with abstracts back to 1960. (Some full-text).
netLibrary
Now known as EBSCOhost E-Books. (This cross-reference will be removed on 7/21/12).
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Essays on controversial topics from books, magazines, journals, news, primary source, and web sites. (Full-text).
More than 2,500 electronic books from Oxford University Press. (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
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
A comprehensive encyclopedia of criminal justice. (Full-text).
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Reports cover prisons, police, trials, civil liberties, women, minorities, worker rights, etc. (Full-text).
Criminological Theories
Reference HV 6018 .A38 - Learn about theories and scholars.
Criminological Theory
Reference HV 6018 .W48 - Learn about theories and scholars.
Encyclopedia of American Prisons
A comprehensive encyclopedia of corrections. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Covers state, local, federal, and international policing, plus profiles of law enforcement systems by country. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia of Police Science
An encyclopedia of scientific knowledge about policing. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities
A comprehensive encyclopedia of corrections. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia of White Collar and Corporate Crime
Short articles on issues and cases in corporate crime. (Full-text).
The history and tactics of 150 extremist groups. (Full-text).
HEUNI National Criminal Justice Profiles
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).
Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Perspective
Reference HV 8665 .R67 2006 - Profiles of corrections systems by country.
SAGE Dictionary of Criminology
Covers concepts and theories with lists of key readings. (Full-text).
Priniciples, techniques, and people in forensic sciences. (Full-text).
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems
Profiles of countries, organizations, etc. (Full-text).
World Police Encyclopedia
Reference HV 7901 .W64 2006 - Profiles of police systems by country.
Browse Books by Topic
- Alternatives to imprisonment
- Capital punishment
- Child abuse
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- Corrections
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- Criminal Justice, Administration of - Texas
- Criminals -- Rehabilitation
- Criminology
- Crime analysis (crime mapping and geographic profiling)
- Crime prevention
- Family violence
- Gangs
- Juvenile delinquency
- Juvenile delinquents
- Police
- Police administration
- Prison administration
- Prisoners
- Prisons
- Racial profiling in law enforcement
- Serial murderers
- Victims of crimes
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