University of North Texas                                                                                                                                    Subject Guide
Dallas Campus                                                                                                                                                    Criminal Justice

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
LIBRARY RESOURCES

Available at the UNT Dallas Campus Virtual Library

 

ABSTRACTS & INDEXES (ELECTRONIC)

Accessible from the Electronic Resources Menu

  ABI Inform
Academic Search Premier
Crime in the United States  (Uniform Crime Reports)
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Declassified Documents Reference Service Online
EBSCOhost
JSTOR
LexisNexis Academic (several databases)
LINK
Military & Government Collection
NCJRS Abstracts Database
netLibrary
Office of Technology Assessment (Online)
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
Political Science Abstracts
Politics in America
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
PsycInfo
Silverplatter Webspirs
SIRS Discoverer (CD-based using Citrix)
SIRS Government Reporter (CD-based using Citrix)
SIRS Researcher  (CD-based using Citrix)
Social Sciences Abstracts
Social Sciences Citation Index  (CD-based using Citrix)
Sociological Abstracts
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Texas Almanac
UnionLists via FirstSearch
World Factbook
WorldCat via FirstSearch

 

BOOKS

For books on Criminal Justice, consult the Online Catalog, which contains materials added to the UNT-Denton collection since 1979.  (For older materials, consult the Card Catalog located in Willis Library, UNT-Denton.)  It is possible to search by subject, author, title or keyword.  Subjects used in the catalogs can be found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (Z695.Z8L524a 2000).  Check the following subject headings to get started:  Criminal Justice, Crime, Corrections, Police, etc.  Many other related and narrower terms are found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings.  Also: See Print Reference Sources below.

 

INTERNET RESOURCES

U.S. Department of State – Counterterrorism Office
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/

The Dept. of State Web site contains information related to terrorism and includes current events, historical and global data, regional information, and subject specific resources for international topics and issues. 

UNT Library’s Government Documents Dept. – Crime and Criminal Justice (Law, Statistics, and Juvenile Justice) http://www.library.unt.edu/govinfo/crime/default.asp

This is a collection of resources and links maintained by the UNT Library.  It contains federal and state categories, online periodicals and newsletters, and other online and electronic resources.  This is an invaluable resource that is well organized and contains a great deal of useful information.

Racial Profiling Data Collection Resource Center at Northeastern University
http://www.racialprofilinganalysis.neu.edu/

This is an information clearinghouse that has extensive resources for understanding, interpreting, and reporting data collection. It includes information about the racial profiling controversy, jurisdictions currently gathering data, community and civil rights groups, legislation, and other related topics. It is produced by the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University . (Copyright 2003 by Librarians’ Index to the Internet, lii.org.)

 

PRINT REFERENCE SOURCES

American Justice, vols. 1-3 KF154A44 1996
American Prisons: Opposing Viewpoints HV 9471.A488 2002 c.2
The Bill of Rights: Opposing Viewpoints KF 4750.N29 1998
Black’s Law Dictionary KF156.B53 1999
Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation KF245.58 1996
Child Abuse: Opposing Viewpoints HV 6626.52 .K56 2000
Crime and Criminals: Opposing Viewpoints HV6789.C6887 2000
Congressional Quarterly’s Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, vols. 1-2 KF8742.W567 1997
Crime and Criminals: Opposing Viewpoints HV789 .C6887 2000
Crime in Texas HV 9955 .T4A53 1997
Crime in the United States J1. 14/7 1998
Culture Wars: Opposing Viewpoints HN 59.2.C85 1999
Dictionary of Conflict Resolution KF9085.A68D53 1999
Dictionary of Human Rights K3239.3R67 1997
Domestic Violence: Opposing Viewpoints HV6626.D668 2000
Drug Abuse Handbook RM 316.D76 1998
Drug Abuse: Opposing Viewpoints HV 5825 .D7735 1999
Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol, vols. 1-4 HV 5804 .E53 1995
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, v. 1-4  HV 6017 . E524 2002 c.2               
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice HV9104 .E58 2000
Encyclopedia of Terrorism HV6431 .K883 2003
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime HV 6046.E56 2000
Extremist Groups: Opposing Viewpoints HN90.R3E99 2001
Facts About the Supreme Court of the United States KF8742.P32 1996
Gangs: Opposing Viewpoints HV6439.U5G364 2001
Great American Trials KF220.G74 1994
Gun Control: Opposing Viewpoints HV 7436 .O54 2000
Gun Violence: Opposing Viewpoints HV7436.G876 2001
Handbook of Conflict Resolution HM 1126.H35 2000
Hate Groups: Opposing Viewpoints HV 6773.52 .H37 1999
Islam: Opposing Viewpoints BP 163.I7327 2001
Juvenile Crime: Opposing Viewpoints HV9069.J78 2002
The Legal System: Opposing Viewpoints KF 8700.L39 1996
Lexis Companion KF242.A1M35 1995
Media Violence: Opposing Viewpoints P96 .V5 M43 1999
The Middle East : Opposing Viewpoints DS 63.1 .M5425 2000
Police Brutality: Opposing Viewpoints HV 8141.P57 2001
Supreme Court A to Z KF8742.A35S8 1998
Teen Violence: Opposing Viewpoints HV 9104.B339 1999
Terrorism: Opposing Viewpoints HV 6431. T485 2000
Texas Legal Practice Forms (Stevenson), vols. 1-4 KFT1268.S85 1993 & suppl.
Violence: Opposing Viewpoints HN 90.V5 V5494 2001
The War on Drugs: Opposing Viewpoints HV 5825.W381284 1998
War: Opposing Viewpoints U 21.2 .W377 1999
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Opposing Viewpoints U 793.W43 1999

Last Updated October, 2003
by Marc D. Marchand