Melissa Lane– Criminology 202

Below are some suggestions of research resources that will be helpful for your assignment.

Books and Media: Use the Online Library Catalog to find material in the criminal justice and legal field. We use Library of Congress system with crime,criminology criminal investigation and criminal justice in the HV 6000 - HV 9000 section.

Searching the Library Catalog Hints: Do a subject search on crime and see broad topics or narrow the search with keyword searching connecting terms with AND
(EX: crime and murder) or do a phrase search and put in quotes (EX: "juvenile crime")

Below are a few suggestions of books for your class project:
Reference Material on the Criminology:
Criminology REF.HV6025 .G55 2008
Crime Classification Manual REF HV 6253.C75 2006
Criminal Investigation REF HV 8073 .S84 2009
Criminal Justice REF HV 9950 .C75 2006
Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice Ref HV 6017.E52 2002
Encyclopedia of Criminology REF HV 6017 .E5295

Other Material on the Crime:
Careers in Criminal Justice and Related Fields HV 8143 .H37 2006
Crime: A serious American Problem HV 6201 .C6927 2004
Crime And Criminology HV6025 .R515 2006
Crime, Prisons and Jails HV 8665 .C7 2007
Criminology : A Global Perspective HV6025 .W55 2008
Criminology: The Core HV 6025 .S48 2005
Criminological Theory HV 6018 .M545 2006
The Problem Of Crime HV6025 .P73 2001

Journals, Magazines and Legal Cases in Research Databases
Use the Databases to find articles on your topic.
List of all Databases: http://library.ccbcmd.edu/screens/databases.html
Follow the directions to access these databases from off campus.

Criminal Justice and Legal Databases:
Criminal Justice Database (Proquest)
West Law Campus (use Law tab to find cases, use News tab to find articles in law journals)

Other Databases helpful for this assignment:
• Social Science Index with Full Text – Peer Reviewed Articles available
• Proquest Research Library - Peer Reviewed Articles available
• Academic Search Premier by EBSCOhost - Peer Reviewed Articles available
• Proquest National Newspaper –Magazines & Newspapers
• Opposing Viewpoints - Magazines & Newspapers
• Sirs - Magazines & Newspapers

Journals in the Dundalk Library:
Maryland Bar Journal
Trial: Journal of the American Association for Justice
Lawyer USA
University of Baltimore Law Review

Web Resources:
Remember to evaluate your web sites- Evaluating Web Sites Criteria

Uniform Crime Reports http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
UCR for Researchers: http://www.fbi.gov/research.htm
UCR Crime in the United States http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/2007prelim/
NCVS - Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime and Victims Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm
NCVS -Key Crime & Justice Facts at a Glance http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance.htm#Crime
National Crime Victimization Survey Resource Guide - http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/NCVS/ lots of other links at bottom of page.

Other Criminal Justice Web Sites:List of Criminal Justice and Legal Web Sites. http://www.ccbcmd.edu/libraries/dundalk/vrcriminal.html