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Criminal Justice Research Guide
An Introduction to Library Research Strategy This guide is designed to help you begin your research. Please review it carefully. Note recommended print and electronic information sources as well as research tips. Iona College students, faculty, administrators and staff may also obtain specialized services below. Locating Background Information General Reference Materials Specialized Information Related Fields Locating Books || Call
Number Areas to Browse || ORION
Online Catalog || Examples
of ORION searches || Locating Periodicals and Articles || In
paper copy and microform || || Academic
Search Elite || CQ
Researcher || Criminal
Justice Abstracts || Using Print Periodical Indexes and Abstracts Web Starting Points (Links to "megasites" or "gateway sites" in Criminal Justice) LOCATING BACKGROUND INFORMATION When beginning your research, it is often helpful to consult Reference books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks. These may provide background information on your topic, ideas on how to narrow down or focus your topic, lists of books and articles to consult for further information, and an overview of current issues of debate or controversy within the field. Below is a list of selected reference books owned by Ryan Library as well as Internet World Wide Web sites in criminal justice and related fields . Books listed are located in the Reference Room on the first floor unless otherwise noted. A few are kept on Reserve and must be requested at the Circulation Desk in the Lobby.
Sifakis, Carl. The encyclopedia of American crime. New York : Facts on File, 1982. Call No.: R 364.973 S 573 Encyclopedia of crime and justice New
York : Free Press, c1983. 4 volumes. O'Brien, Robert. Encyclopedia of drug abuse.
2nd ed. New York : Facts on File, c1992. Encyclopedia of drugs and alcohol. New
York : Macmillan Library Reference USA ; London : Simon & Schuster and
Prentice Hall International, c1995. Sifakis, Carl. Encyclopedia of gambling. New
York : Facts on File, c1990. The Encyclopedia of police science. New
York : Garland Pub., 1989. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution.
2nd ed. New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2000. Encyclopedia of the American judicial system
: studies of the principal institutions and process of law. Encyclopedia of world crime : criminal justice,
criminology, and law enforcement. 1st ed. Wilmette, IL : Encyclopedias in
Criminal Justice and Law (John Jay College) Kurian, George Thomas. World encyclopedia of
police forces and penal systems. New York : Facts on
File, c1989.
Return to Top Champion, Dean J. The American dictionary of criminal justice :
key terms and major court cases. Los Angeles, Calif.
: Roxbury Pub., c2001. Black, Henry Campbell. Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern. 6th
ed. / by the publisher's editorial staff ; coauthors, Joseph R. Nolan
... <et al.>, Centennial ed. (1891-1991). De Sola, Ralph. Crime dictionary. New
York, N.Y. : Facts on File, c1982. Beckman, Erik. The criminal justice dictionary. Ann Arbor, MI : Pierian Press, 1979. Call No.: R 364 B 397 Rush, George E. The dictionary of criminal justice. 2nd ed. Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin Pub. Group, c1986. Call No.: R 364.03 R 952
Axelrod, Alan. Cops, crooks, and criminologists : an international
biographical dictionary of law enforcement. New York
: Facts On File, c1996. Crime Library (Courtroom Television
Network LLC. ) Kohn, George C. Dictionary of culprits
and criminals. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press,
1986. Encyclopedia of world crime : criminal justice, criminology, and
law enforcement. 1st ed. Wilmette, IL :CrimeBooks, c1989-c1990. 8
volumes. Sifakis, Carl. The mafia encyclopedia. New York : Facts
on File, c1999. United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Crime scene
and evidence collection handbook. <Washington, D.C.> :
Dept. of the Treasury : <For sale by
the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.>, 1986. Handbook on crime and delinquency prevention. International handbook of contemporary developments
in criminology.Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1983. 2
volumes. v. 1. General issues and the Americas -- v. 2. Europe,
Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Nelson, Bonnie R. Criminal justice research in libraries and on
the Internet. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997. Thurman, Quint. Criminal justice research sources. Doing research on crime and justice. New York : Oxford University
Press, 2000. Whitehouse, Jack E. How and where to find the
facts--researching corrections including probation andparole.
Atlas of crime : mapping the criminal landscape. Phoenix,
Ariz. : Oryx Press, 2000. Bureau of Justice Statistics Home
page (U.S. Dept. of Justice) Crime state rankings. Lawrence, KS :
Morgan Quitno Corp., c1994- 1st ed. (1994)- Call
No.: Q 364.973 C 9299 on 3rd Floor, West Wing. Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal
Statistics Cahalan, Margaret Werner. Historical corrections statistics in the United States, 1850- 1984. Washington, D.C. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
1987, <c1986> National Archive of Criminal Justice
Data The National Clearinghouse
for Criminal Justice Information Systems (Bureau of Justice Statistics,
U.S. Dept. of Justice) SEALY GUIDE - CRIMINAL
JUSTICE STATISTICS (John Jay College) Sourcebook of Criminal Justice
Statistics (U. S. Bureau of Justice Statistics) <Print version of above> United States. Dept. of Justice. Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. Westchester County (N.Y.). Office of Criminal Justice
Planning. Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics. <White Plains,
N.Y.> : Westchester County Office of Criminal Justice Planning,
1979- Uniform crime reports for the United States. Washington,
D.C. : U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Investigation : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1930-
Return to Top Central Intelligence Agency DEA - Home Page (U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency) FBI - Freedom of Information Act site. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) GPO Access (Superintendent of Documents Home Page) Provides full-text of many U.S. Government documents. NCJRS (U. S. National Criminal Justice
Reference Service)
State, Local, and Regional Information Crime and justice annual report. <Albany,
N.Y.> : Office of Policy Analysis, Research, and Statistical Services,
Bureau of Criminal Justice Statistical Services, 1984- City and Municipal Police
Departments Criminal Justice Statistics
for New York State Jail.Net - NEW YORK New Rochelle Police Department New York City Police
Department NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS COLLECTION New York
State Division of Criminal Justice Services Other Sites New York State Police NYS Resources on
Crime and Criminal Justice Westchester County (N.Y.). Office of Criminal Justice Planning. Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics. <White Plains, N.Y.> : Westchester County Office of Criminal Justice
Planning, 1979- State and Local Government
on the Net ("A Piper Resources guide to government sponsored
Internet site" ) State of the Cities Data Systems Yonkers Police Dept.
Encyclopedia of world crime : criminal justice, criminology, and
law enforcement. 1st ed. Wilmette, IL : CrimeBooks, c1989-c1990. 8
volumes. International handbook of contemporary developments in criminology.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1983. International Victimology Website Interpol (International Criminal
Police Organization) Jail.Net - The Global Corrections Resource LookSmart - exploring
World - Society & Politics - Crime & Justice National Institute
of Justice International Center UNCJIN - Countries
of the World (UNITED NATIONS CRIME AND JUSTICE INFORMATION
NETWORK) World Criminal
Justice Library Electronic Network ("The World Criminal Justice
Library Network was formed at a meeting of librarians and criminal
justice information specialists in April, 1991, at the Rutgers School
of Criminal Justice, New Jersey, U.S.A.") World Factbook
of Criminal Justice Systems Kurian, George Thomas. World encyclopedia of
police forces and penal systems. New York : Facts on
File, c1989.
Police City and Municipal Police
Departments CopSeek Directory and Police Search
Engine Interpol (International Criminal
Police Organization) Law Enforcement & Corrections Links(Office of Law Enforcement Technology
Commercialization (OLETC)) LAW ENFORCEMENT SITES ON
THE WEB - Part 2 New Rochelle Police Department New York City Police
Department NLECTC JustNet (Justice Technology
Information Network, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology
Center) Officer.com Police Guide Kurian, George Thomas. World encyclopedia of
police forces and penal systems. New York : Facts on File, c1989. Yonkers Police Dept
Cahalan, Margaret Werner. Historical corrections statistics in the
United States, 1850- 1984. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept.
of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1987, <c1986> Corrections Connection Federal Bureau of Prisons Homepage Jail.Net - The Global Corrections Resource Jail.Net - NEW YORK Law Enforcement & Corrections Links (Office of Law Enforcement Technology
Commercialization (OLETC)) LAW ENFORCEMENT SITES ON
THE WEB - Part 2 NLECTC JustNet (Justice Technology
Information Network, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center) PRISON
INFORMATION & PAPERS United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Correctional populations
in the United States. <Washington, D.C.> : The Bureau. United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Survey of state prison
inmates. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics ; Rockville, MD : Bureau
of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse <distributor>, 1993-
CyberAngels Internet Safety Organization (Guardian
Angels) National Crime Prevention Council On-Line
Resource Center
Crime and Crime
Victims: NYSAG (New York State Attorney General) International Victimology Website National Resource Directory
of Victim Assistance Funding Opportunities 2000 Victims Served State
by State (Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Dept. of Justice) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE (U.S.
Dept. of Justice)
Forensic
Science Web Pages Forensic Science:
A Research Guide (Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College of
Criminal Justice, CUNY) Handbook of Forensic
Services (U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation)
The Ryan Library Reference Room contains U.S. Supreme Court decisions, New York State appellate court decisions, U. S. laws, New York State laws and many other legal materials. Browse call numbers beginning with 340-349. This information is also available electronically in the Lexis-Nexis Academic database. Please feel free to ask a librarian for assistance. ABA Lawinfo.org (American Bar
Association) American Law Sources
On-line (ALSO!) Black, Henry Campbell. Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern. 6th
ed. / by the publisher's editorial staff ; coauthors, Joseph R. Nolan
... <et al.>, Centennial ed. (1891-1991). Court TV Online Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. 2nd ed. New York
: Macmillan Reference USA, c2000. 6 volumes . Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court. Pasadena, Calif.
: Salem Press, c2001. FindLaw: Cases and Codes FindLaw:
Legal Subjects: Criminal Law The Guide to American law : everyone's legal encyclopedia.
St. Paul <Minn.> : West Pub. Co., c1983-<c1984 Library has:
v.1-13 and Annual Suppl. 1990-1995 GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE (Library
of Congress) LawCrawler Cohen, Morris L. Legal research in a nutshell. 4th
ed. Lexis-Nexis Academic electronic database NEW YORK COURT
OF APPEALS DECISIONS Bander, Edward J. Searching the law. Dobbs
Ferry, N.Y. : Transnational Publishers, 1987. THOMAS -- U.S. Congress
on the Internet "Legislative Information on the Internet" U. S. Supreme Court
Decisions (Cornell University) West's encyclopedia of American law. Minneapolis/St.
Paul, MN : West Pub. Co., c1998- The World Wide
Web Virtual Library: Law: Main Index
You may find it helpful to go to library shelves and browse
book in certain call number areas. Below are just a few call number areas
where you may find books on criminal justice and related fields. You may
find these call number areas both in the Reference Room (Ryan Library,
1st floor) and also in the 3rd floor South Wing of Ryan Library.
USING
THE ONLINE CATALOG TO LOCATE BOOKS (ORION) 1) ORION contains records for: Books (both print and electronic)
4) Examples of ORION searches:
The ORION online catalog contains records for many copyrighted and public-domain electronic books including criminal justice and law titles. To see if electronic access is available for any book in ORION, you may click on the "linked resources" button which appears at the top of the record. If a blue-underlined url appears, the publication is available electronically and you may simply click on it. This will take you directly to the online book! Many of the records for electronic books in ORION list the call number as NetLibrary. Again, simply click on the "linked resources" button which appears at the top of the record, and then on the url which appears. ORION also includes records for U.S. government publications which often include a link to the electronic version. NetLibrary books may also be accessed directly via our electronic databases page!
LOCATING PERIODICALS IN PAPER COPY AND MICROFORM
2) To determine if Iona's libraries own a particular journal, magazine, or newspaper in paper copy or microform, consult the IONA COLLEGE LIBRARIES PERIODICALS LIST which is available in gray looseleaf binders in the Reference Room and the Periodicals Room. Look up the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper you are interested in, to see if the library owns it. The list also indicates what dates the library owns for each periodical (holdings information). Note: If a periodical title is preceded by two asterisks (**) that periodical is kept at the Helen Arrigoni Library.
You may also use ORION to determine if the library owns a particular periodical
in paper copy or microform. If you want to search for a specific periodical,
you may do a title search, e.g. harvard business review. If
you want to search for business periodicals in general, you may do a keyword
relevance search in ORION, e.g. +"criminal justice" +periodicals 3) Many journals are now
available in electronic full-text or even full-image.
4) Electronic Databases
Academic
Search Elite (via Ebsco). CQ
Researcher Criminal
Justice Abstracts GPO Access is a gateway web site which provides access to a multitude of searchable U.S. government databases, including congressional information, laws, regulations, court decisions, presidential documents and more. "The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. This free service is funded by the Federal Depository Library Program and has grown out of Public Law 103-40, known as the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Enhancement Act of 1993." Lexis-Nexis
Academic NCJRS
Search (full-text) NetLibrary Includes over 3,600 electronic books in many subject areas including criminal justice, law, and social issues. Research
Library (ProQuest) PsycINFO (via
Ebsco) PsycARTICLES (via
Ebsco)
PRINT PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS Print periodical indexes and abstracts are especially useful when searching for older articles, particularly those published prior to the early 1980s. The following are especially helpful. These are kept in the Ryan Library Periodicals Room on the first floor. Ask a librarian if you need assistance. CRIMINAL JUSTICE ABSTRACTS (see above for electronic access) CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERIODICAL INDEX PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX GENERAL SCIENCES INDEX American
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