Criminology and Criminal Justice is a strongly interdisciplinary field that draws from closely related social science, forensic science, and mental health fields. UT Arlington Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduates need to be knowledgeable about many social problems, psychological disorders, community issues, different victim treatments, and various crime prevention methodologies. This bibliography lists, in order of likely usefulness, only a few of the reference materials that may be needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks | Indexes and Abstracts | Government Publications

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment.

Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. © 2002
This extensive 4 volume set contains more than 400 articles written by educators at colleges and universities throughout the United States and the World. Here is a sampling of some of the issues covered: Arrest Practices, Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program, Attica, Broken Windows Theory, Capital Punishment, Carjacking, Commercial Sex Industry, Control Theory, Corporal Punishment, Corporate Crime, Counterterrorism, Crime Analysis, Criminal Insanity, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Cybercrime, Day Release, DNA Testing, Due Process, Early Release Programs, Electronic Monitoring, Feminist Theory, Mandatory Arrest, Plea Bargaining, Race and Corrections, Race and Policing, Racial Profiling, and Women as Offenders, etc. The last volume has an index, a chronology, a list of web resources and a list of professional and scholarly associations.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6017 .E524 2002

Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia.

Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, © 2002
The 4 volumes of this useful set contains information about the legal and criminal justice system of every modern country. It also covers the legal system in each of the states in the United States, the Australian states, and the provinces of Canada. It also covers a number of legal concepts such as "Capital Punishment" and "Criminal Procedures." The articles, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, deal with the structure, history, and operation of each of the Earth's legal systems. Historical legal systems are also addressed, Roman law, the law of the Ottoman Empire, Native American Traditional Law, the law of the Soviet System are profiled.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · K 48 .L44 2002

Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice.

Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. © 2003
Providing more than 200 scholarly articles written by experts in the field. Here is a sampling of some of the issues covered: At-Risk Youth, Boot Camps, Child Abuse, Child-Saving Movement, Child Sexual Abuse, Computer and Internet Crime, Curfew, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), Death Penalty, Deinstitutionalization Movement, Delinquency, Drugs, Gangs, Juvenile Detention Facilities, Missing Children, Out-of-Home Placement, Prostitution, Teenage, Restorative Justice, Scared Straight, School Violence, Status Offenders, Truancy, Wilderness Programs, etc. There is a list of Internet resources and an index.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9104 .E58 2003

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice.

New York: Macmillan. © 2002
This wonderful 4 volume set contains more than 250 scholarly essays written by prominent academics on a wide range of topics relating to crime and justice. Here is a sampling of some of the issues covered: Abortion, Age and Crime, Alcohol and Crime, Arson, Assassination, Burden of Proof, Capital Punishment, Class and Crime, Comparative Criminal Law, Competency to Stand Trial, Computer Crime, Corporal Punishment, Corporate Criminal Responsibility, Crime Causation, Criminal Law Reform, Delinquent and Criminal Subcultures, Deterrence, Deviance, Diminished Capacity, Domestic Violence, Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Family Abuse and Crime, Feminism: Criminological and Legal Aspects, Gender and Crime, Homicide, Homosexuality and Crime, Intelligence and Crime, International Criminal Courts, Juveniles in the Adult System, Mass Media and Crime, Mentally Disordered Offenders, Obscenity and Pornography, Race and Crime, Religion and Crime, Schools and Crime, Sexual Offenses, Sexual Predators, Stalking, Terrorism, Unemployment and Crime, White-Collar Crime, etc. The last volume has an index by topic, case, and statute, and there is a glossary of key terms included.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6017 .E52 2002

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior.

Philadelphia, PA: Taylor and Francis. © 2001
The 4 volumes of this remarkable set contain more than 500 long entries dealing with matters that are central to the study of deviance. This work aims to define and compile the body of knowledge about deviant behavior and in doing so provides a reference work that is convenient and coherent. Each volume has a theme, so the index in the final volume should be used to locate the needed material. Here are some of the topics addressed: Abortion, Alcohol and Crime, Architecture and Crime, Arson, Assisted Suicide, Blackmail and Extortion, Broken Homes and Delinquency, Bisexuality, Chaos Theory in Criminology and Deviance, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Sexual Abuse, Computer Crime, Conflict Theory, Constructionist Theory, Containment Theory, Cost of Crime, Crime Mapping, Crime Prevention, Cyberporn and Computer Sex, Deadbeat Parents, Death Penalty, Disability and the Sick Role, Domestic Violence, Drunk Driving, Drugs and Crime, Eating Disorders, Ecology of Crime, Exhibitionism, Extramarital Sexual Relations, Female Genital Mutilation, Femicide, Firearms and Crime, Gay Bashing, Gender and Crime, Hackers and Hacking, Hate Crimes, Homelessness as Deviance, Homicide by Children, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Hypermasculinity, Incest Laws, Immigration and Crime, Infanticide and Neonaticide, Intelligence and Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, Labeling Theory, Lesbianism, Mass Media and Deviance, Mental Disorders, Militias, Money Laundering, Nudity and Nude Beaches, Obesity as a Stigmatized Condition, Pedophilia, Pornography, Prison Sex, Prostitution, Race and Crime, Racism as Deviance, Rape, Recidivism, Sex Offenders, Sex Taboos, Sex Tourism, Sexual Addiction, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Offender Legislation, Social Control Theory, Social Learning Theory, Strain Theory, Stripping, Suicide-by-Cop, Table and Lap Dancing, Tattooing and Body Piercing, Tobacco as a Drug, Transvestism, Vandalism, Vegetarianism as Deviance, Victimless Crime, Victims' Rights Movement, Voodoo and Sex, Voyeurism, War on Drugs, Whistleblowing, Witchcraft and Sexuality, etc. There is an author index in addition to a subject index at the end of volume four.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6017 .E53 2001

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences.

London: Academic Press. © 2000
This illustrated 3-volume work presents information built on principles from of chemistry, biology, and physics. The application of the scientific techniques and methods presented here to accident and criminal investigations aid the civil and criminal justice systems. Here are a few of the issues covered: Accident Investigation, Analytical Techniques, Ballistics, Bloodstains, Cause of Death, Chain of Evidence, Clinical Forensic Medicine, Computer Crime, Drugs of Abuse, Dust, Ear Prints, Ethics, Expert Witness, Facial Identification, Fibers, Fingerprints, Fire Investigation, Firearms, Forgery and Fraud, Hair, Internet Crime, Investigative Psychology, Odontology, Pattern Evidence, Pharmacology, Photography and Digital Imaging, Polygraph, Postmortem Examination, Psycholinguistics, Serial Killing, Serology, Skeletal Analysis, Stalking, Time Since Death, Toxicology, Voice Analysis, Wood Analysis, etc. There is a topical index and glossary of key terms included at the end of each of the three volumes.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 8073 .E517 2000

Encyclopedia of Terrorism.

By Cindy C. Combs and Martin Slann. New York, NY: Facts on File. 2003
Provides for researchers, in one volume, more than 300 entries treating the events, people, organizations, and places that have figured prominently in international terrorism. There is also a chronology of terrorist events from 1945 to the present.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE- FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6431 .C65 2002

Encyclopedia of Terrorism.

By Harvey W. Kushner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 2003
Addresses the who, what, where, when and why of terrorism. This one volume encyclopedia contains more than 300 entries dealing with world-wide terrorism and homeland security issues including the September 11 attacks and their many and varied ramifications.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE- FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6431 .K883 2003

Historical Dictionary of Terrorism.

By Sean K. Anderson and Stephen Sloan. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. 2002
The authors of this second edition of this standard reference work have researched every aspect of the worldwide terrorist threat and have developed a theoretical perspective to understand the growing threat.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE- FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6431 .A537 2002

Bioterrorism and Political Violence: Web Resources.

Edited by M. Sandra Wood. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2002
Examines sites covering many of the most important concerns, from anthrax & hate crimes to nuclear terrorism & disaster preparedness.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE- FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6431 .B562 2002

Encyclopedia of American Prisons.

New York, NY: Facts on File. © 2003
Provides more than 300 entries that cover the more than two centuries of the U.S. penal history.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9471 .S54 2003

Encyclopedia of Kidnappings.

New York, NY: Facts on File. © 2002
Provides more than 900 entries that survey kidnappings from historical times to the beginning of the 21st century.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6595 .N49 2002

Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice.

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications,. © 2002
Provides concise, clear definitions for over 2,000 criminology and criminal justice terms. The dictionary presents and explains common misperceptions and controversies about selected entries.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6017 .D38 2002

Encyclopedia of American Crime.

New York, NY: Facts On File. © 2001
This 2 volume work presents personalities and events in the history of American crime from the earliest recorded raids to the recent practice of using DNA evidence in the courtroom. It offers more than 2,000 entries and more than 180 photographs and illustrations. This work chronicles America's criminal "firsts" and key social issues contributing to crime.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6789 .S54 2001

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict.

San Diego, CA: Academic Press. © 1999.
This 3 volume work brings together 196 articles covering what is known about violence, how it can be mitigated and what are its alternatives. The authors of the articles come from a wide variety of disciplines and countries, and the articles cover issues such as: security studies, ethnicity and identity politics, chemical and biological war crimes, violence toward homosexuals, hate crimes, genocide, clan and tribal conflict, drug control policies, pornography, homicide, serial killers, mass murderers, child abuse, human rights, sexual assault, mental illness issues, and violence toward animals.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HM 291 E625 1999

Crime in Texas: Your Complete Guide to the Criminal Justice System.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. © 1997
Presenting statistical data, current trends, and serious issues, this work offers a picture of all aspects of the criminal justice system in Texas.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9955 .T4 A53 1997

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior.

New York: Macmillan. © 2001
This impressive 4-volume work is said to provide, "A comprehensive source of information for nonspecialists who have an interest in any of the diverse topics that are included under the broad general heading of substance use and abuse." This multidisciplinary encyclopedia does certainly contain extensive articles by respected scholars from around the world on a widely diverse range of drug and alcohol topics. Here are some of the topics covered: Addicted Babies, Adolescents and Drug Use, Al-Anon, Alateen, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Anabolic Steroids, Anorexia, Barbiturtes, Beers and Brews, Betel Nut, Breathalyzer, Bulimia Nervosa, Caffeine, Chocolate, Codeine, Coffee, Crack, Crime and Alcohol, Crime and Drugs, Ethnicity and Drugs, Families and Drug Use, Family Violence and Substance Abuse, Gambling as an Addiction, Gangs and Drugs, Ginseng, Hallucinogenic Plants, Hashish, Heroin, Hispanics and Drug Use, Jimsonweed, Kava, Marijuana, Mescaline, Money Laundering, Moonshine, Morning Glory Seeds, Morphine, Nicotine, Nutmeg, Obesity, Personality Disorder, Peyote, Polydrug Abuse, Poverty and Drug Use, Process of Change Model, Psychoactive Drug, Racial Profiling, Rave, Relapse, Religion and Drug Use, Rohypnol, Seizures of Drugs, Sleeping Pills, Sobriety, Suicide and Substance Abuse, Tea, Terrorism and Drugs, Tobacco, Toughlove, Treatment Programs, Withdrawal, Women and Substance Abuse, Zero Tolerance, etc. The last volume contains five appendices and a detailed index.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 5804 .E53 2001

Statistical Handbook on Violence in America.

Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. © 1996
Presenting data in 330 tables, this work attempts to offer a clear statistical picture of our violent society.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HN 90 .V5 S833 1996

Cops, Crooks and Criminologists: An International Biographical Dictionary of Law Enforcement.

New York: Facts On File. © 1996
An encyclopedic biographical listing of major figures who have shaped the current history of law enforcement. The biographical entries describe the lives and careers of key figures on both sides of the law. Some of those included are: F. Lee Bailey, Elliot Ness, the Earps, Ernesto Miranda, Jack Hays, Sam Giancana, Thurgood Marshall, and Frank Rizzo.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 7911 .A1 A94 1996

Encyclopedia of Modern Separatist Movements.

Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. © 2000
The 400 entries are alphabetically arranged. Article length varies from a paragraph to several pages depending on the size and strength of the movement. Regional maps identify general areas occupied by members of the separatist movements; the history and rational for each movement is explained. There is a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HM 716 .H48 2000

Encyclopedia of World Crime: Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Law Enforcement.

Wilmette, IL: CrimeBooks. © 1989-1999.
Arranged alphabetically the 50,000 entries fill 8 volumes reporting about crime from biblical times through nearly the end of the 20th century. The entries present the most important international criminal cases, persons, places, and events, as well as key figures in the fields of criminal justice, the judiciary, criminology, forensic medicine, and penology. There is a dictionary of key terms and an index.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6017 .E54 1989

War on Drugs: An International Encyclopedia.

Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. © 1999
Despite such countermeasures as the execution of narcotics dealers in China and the United States's much-ballyhooed "War on Drugs," drug traffickers have always managed to supply drugs to meet the demand and satisfy an ever-growing customer base. This work presents information about such topics as: the infamous Opium Wars, the legal availability of narcotics in the United States during the past century, and the unexpected boost given to illicit drugs by the "Prohibition" of alcohol.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 5804 .C47 1999

Drug Abuse Sourcebook.

Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics. © 2000
This work provides basic consumer health information about illicit substances of abuse and the diversion of prescription medications, including depressants, hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, narcotics, stimulants, and anabolic steroids. Also presented are facts about related health risks, treatment issues, and substance abuse prevention programs. There is a glossary of terms, statistical data, directories of hotline services, self-help groups, and organizations to contact for further information.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 5801 .D724 2000

Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. © 2000
Presenting information from Capone's Chicago to the new urban underworld. An examination of organized crime ranging from the Mafia to the many new ethnic underworlds emerging today in the United States.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 6446 .K43 2000

Dictionary of Criminal Justice.

Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. © 2000
Provides an alphabetical listing of hard-to-find definitions of words critical to students and paractitioners in the interdisciplinary field of criminal justice. This work also provides summaries of U.S. Supreme Court Cases that have a direct impact on criminal justice.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 7411 .R87 2000

Cop Speak: The Lingo of Law Enforcement and Crime.

New York: Wiley. © 1996
The author, Tom Philbin, presents a "fun, factual, and fascinating compilation" that is a dictionary of the criminal argot.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 7901 .P55 1996

Dictionary of American Penology.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. © 1996.
Covers current American penology practices, historical penology precedents, and the changing attitudes and trends of prison management.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9304 .W54 1996

Encyclopedia of American Prisons.

New York: Garland. © 1996.
This work presents more than 160 articles by recognized authorities who cover almost every important issue related to American prisons.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9471 .E425 1996

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment.

Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. © 1998
The articles cover many aspects the subject: court cases, organizations, people who were executed, and execution methods. The articles range in length from a couple of paragraphs to a couple of pages, and each one is followed by a list of sources.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 8694 .G76 1998

Handbook of Criminal Justice Administration.

New York : Marcel Dekker. © 2001
This work addresses various perspectives in the judicial, correctional, and law enforcement components of the criminal justice system. It covers many topics including: trends in crime, international issues, and ethical and historical issues.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 7921 .H30 2001

The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide.

Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. © 1999
This reference guide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation is packed with useful facts and presents key charts, graphs, and illustrations. The work is valuable for anyone who wants considerable information about the origins, history, and inner workings of the FBI.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 8144 .F43 T48 1999

Gun Control: A Reference Handbook.

Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. © 1995
This work presents the logic behind the arguments for and against gun control. It also includes biographical information about key figures, a chronology of key events, and summaries of important court cases. There is also a listing of organizations and other resources that might be contacted for more information.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 7436 .K78 1995

Handbook of Scales for Research in Crime and Delinquency.

New York: Plenum Press. © 1983
This work contains evaluative information about crime and delinquency research instruments. Many relevant crime and delinquency scales and research studies are identified, copies of the scale items are included with concise evaluations on each item.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9274 .B76 1983

All of the items in this section are available in computerized form. Ask at the Central Reference desk for instructions if you are unsure about how this is done.

Criminal Justice Abstracts.

Monsey, NY: Willow Tree Press. © 1968 to the present
Criminal Justice Abstracts provides comprehensive coverage of the major journals in criminology and related disciplines, extensive coverage of books, and unparalleled access to reports from government and nongovernmental agencies. For each document, an informative summary of the findings, methodology, and conclusions is provided. Topics include crime trends, prevention projects, corrections, juvenile delinquency, police, courts, offenders, victims, and sentencing.

Criminal Justice Abstracts is available to current UT Arlington Faculty, and UT Arlington Students on the web.
There is a UT Arlington Library's webpage that gives information about accessing and searching Criminal Justice Abstracts on the web.
Also, much of Criminal Justice Abstracts is available in print form.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 9104 .C7

Criminal Justice Periodical Index.

Ann Arbor, MI: Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. © 1975 to the present
CJPI creates a virtual magazine rack for students and professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, social work, drug rehabilitation, criminal and family law, industrial security, and other criminal justice fields. Online indexing and abstracts for 150 U.S. and international journals covering a broad range of criminal justice issues (indexing from 1981 forward; abstracts beginning in 1999). Web access available to the full-text of 40+ publications.

Criminal Justice Periodical Index is available to current UT Arlington Faculty, and UT Arlington Students on the web.
There is a UT Arlington Library's webpage that gives information about accessing and searching Criminal Justice Periodical Index on the web.
Also, much of Criminal Justice Periodical Index is available in print form.
CENTRAL LIBRARY REFERENCE FLOOR 2 · · · HV 8138 .C72

All of the items in this section are available on the Web.

Crime in the United States.

Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Annual
Also referred to as the "Uniform Crime Report," this government publication provides crime statistics for the entire United States, the individual states, regions, counties, cities, and towns.
Access is available to anyone at this web address.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
This book is also available in print form.
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Bureau of Criminal Justice Statistics.

Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual
This Bureau of Justice Statistics publication contains statistical data on criminal justice systems, public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice-related topics, characteristics of persons arrested, the judicial processing of defendants, and information about persons under correctional supervision.

Access is available to anyone at this web address.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
This book is also available in print form.
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National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).

Web accessible databases.
This is a special topic archive of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to electronic criminal justice data collections for research and instruction. The NACJD Web site provides downloadable access to hundreds of criminal justice data collections free of charge.

The work of the NACJD is supported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the U.S. Department of Justice as well as the University of Michigan.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/
Access is available to anyone at this web address.

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