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  • Reference Books
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  • Reference Books

    The following is a sample of reference materials held in Anselmo Library's Reference Collection. Use these books to begin your research. Remember reference materials cannot be taken from the library.

    Handbook of Workplace Violence
    REF HF5549.5.E43 H36 2006

    Violence in America
    REF HN90.V5 V5474 1999

    Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
    REF HV6017.E524 2002

    Crimes and Punishment
    REF HV6025.C723 1985

    Encyclopedia of Terrorism
    REF HV6431 .C65 2007

    Almanac of Modern Terrorism
    REF HV6431.S465 1991

    Handbook of Organized Crime in the United States
    REF HV6446.H345 1994

    Crime in America's Top-Rated Cities
    REF HV6787.C745

    The Handbook of Crime & Punishment
    REF HV6789.H25 1998

    The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice
    REF HV7411.C48 2001

    Global Report on Crime and Justice
    REF HV7431.G445 1999

    Encyclopedia of Police Science
    REF HV7901.E53 1995

    Encyclopedia of American Prisons
    REF HV9471.E425 1996

    The Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual
    REF HV9950.C74323 2005

    Famous American Crimes and Trials
    REF HV9950.F36 2004

    Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
    REF KF9218.D68 1994

    Criminal Law in a Nutshell
    REF KF9219.3.L63 2003

    White Collar Crime: Cases and Materials
    REF KF9350.A7 B83 1992

    Journals in Print

    The following is a list of criminal justice journals held in print at Quincy College Library. Please check the Online Catalog for holdings. Journals in Quincy College's print collection do not leave the library; copy machines are available.

    Corrections Today
    Criminal Justice Newsletter
    Federal Probation
    Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
    Journal of Family Violence
    Juvenile Justice Digest
    On the Line
    Search & Seizure Bulletin

    Online Databases

    Search for information on your topic using the following databases:

    Academic OneFile
    Find peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive.

    Lexis-Nexis
    Access primary source material such as case law, statutes and regulations or dive into secondary source materials such as legal news or law reviews for background or analysis of a legal topic. Provides access to the renowned Shepard's Citations? service for all federal and states court cases back to 1789.

    OmniFile Full Text Select
    This database contains full-text articles from 7 criminal justice journals as well as related journals in sociology and law. Journal titles include Federal Probation, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, and Criminal Justice Ethics.

    Opposing Viewpoints In Context
    Provides essays from books, full-text magazine, academic journal and newspaper articles, statistics, primary sources, and websites on controversial issues. Topics related to criminal justice include capital punishment, crime, crime victims, gun control, hate crimes, juvenile offenders, narcotics control, prisons, and violence.

    Websites

    Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reports
    Provides access to full-text reports including Crime in the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted. Most documents on this site are prepared in PDF format.

    Massachusetts Department of Correction

    Massachusetts State Police

    The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
    Preserves data from federal agencies, state agencies, and investigator initiated research projects to users for secondary statistical analysis.

    National Criminal Justice Reference Service
    NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering criminal justice and substance abuse information to support research. Topics include juvenile justice, homicide, drugs and crime, stalking, white collar crime, etc.

    The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
    Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.