Starting Points - Criminal Justice

Unless otherwise indicated, all of the resources listed here
can be found in the Reference Collection of the UCF Library. 
Other resources on this topic may be available. Consult a reference librarian.

Definitions & Summaries Statistics Indexes to Journal Articles Keeping Current
Addresses Florida Statistics Additional Sources Specific Courses

DEFINITIONS AND SUMMARIES

Crime Dictionary REF HV6025.D43
Dictionary of American Criminal Justice REF HV7411.C53
Dictionary of American Penology REF HV9304.W54
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice REF HV6017.E52
Encyclopedia of Police Science REF HV7901.E53
Encyclopedia of Psychology REF BF31.E52
Encyclopedia of Security Management REF HV8290.S365
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal Systems REF HV7901.K87

ADDRESSES

Directory: Juvenile & Adult Correctional Departments… REF HV9463.D57
Municipal Yellow Book
(& Judicial Yellow Book, Federal Regional Yellow Book, etc.)
REF DESK
National Directory of Law Enforcement Administrators,
Correctional Institutions and Related Agencies
REF HV8130.N37
National Jail & Adult Detention Directory REF HV9463.A43

STATISTICS

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ US DOCS J29.9/6:
Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ REF DESK HA202
Uniform Crime Reports for the United States http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm    US DOCS J1.14/7:

FLORIDA STATISTICS

Crime in Florida - http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/ FLA DOCS LE.A3:C64/
Criminal Justice Information - http://www.state.fl.us/edr/Conferences/Criminal_Justice/criminal.htm
Florida Statistical Abstract REF DESK HA311.F55

INDEXES TO JOURNAL ARTICLES

SOURCE AVAILABLE THROUGH
NCJRS Abstracts Database 1972+ http://www.ncjrs.org/
Criminal Justice Abstracts 1968+ SilverPlatter library web subscription
Criminal Justice Periodical Index 1975-9/98 INDEX HV6001.C754
Criminal Justice Periodical Index 1975+ ProQuest http://www.proquest.com/pqdauto
Index to Legal Periodicals 1981+ FirstSearch library web subscription
Index to Legal Periodicals 1926+ INDEX K9.N75
PsycINFO / Psychological Abstracts 1887+ WebLUIS library web subscription
Social Sciences Abstracts 1983+ FirstSearch library web subscription
Academic Universe Universe  http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe

ADDITIONAL SOURCES

Criminal Justice Information: How to Find It, How to Use It REF HV7419.5.C75

Many of the documents indexed in the NCJRS Abstracts Database are available in the NCJRS Microfiche Collection filed in the cabinets between the Electronic Reference Area and the Government Documents Collection. Coverage: NCJ 00001 (1968) – NCJ 157588 (1995).

KEEPING CURRENT

Recent issues of these periodicals are arranged by title on the third floor.

Corrections Today On the Line
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Police Chief
Federal Probation Prison Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Prosecutor
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Security Management

The official newsletter of the Florida Department of Corrections, Correctional Compass,
is available in the Florida Documents Collection, FLA DOCS OR.A3:C35/

GUIDES CREATED FOR SPECIFIC COURSES:

CCJ 3014 - Crime in America (Fall 2001)

CCJ 3072 - Criminal Justice Information Technology & Data Management (Fall 2002)

CCJ 4076 - Crime Analysis II (Summer 2002)

CCJ 4661 - Conflict & Terrorism (Spring 2002)

CCJ 4701 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice (Summer 1999)

CCJ 5015 - Nature of Crime (Spring 2002)

CCJ 5105 - Foundations of Law Enforcement (Fall 2002)

CCJ 5456 - Administration of Justice (Spring 2000)

CCJ 6485 - Issues in Justice Policy (Summer 1999)


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