Criminal Justice 1100 Research Guide
___Books - Reference
Begin your research in the Reference area to obtain an overview or summary of your criminal justice topic. Listed here are some of the Criminal Justice titles you will find in the Reference area.
- Encyclopedia of American Prisons – Ref HV 9471
.S54
- Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States – Ref HV 8694
.P35
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice –
Ref HV 6017 .E52
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment - Ref HV 6017 .E524
- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior– Ref HV 5804
.E53
- Encyclopedia of Police Science – Ref HV 7901
.E53
- Guns in American Society - Ref HV 7436 .G8783
- West’s Encyclopedia of American Law – Ref KF 154 .W47
___Books - General
Search the COD Library Catalog to locate a book or a chapter in a book on your topic.
___Magazine/Journal Articles Online
Find an article on your topic in one of the databases below. You must have a valid College of DuPage library
card to access the databases from off-campus.
___Magazine/Journal Articles in Print
___Internet Sites
- Criminal Justice Internet Resource Guide
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/wagner/criminaljustice/crimj.htm
A web site resource guide to selected Criminal Justice courses offered at College of DuPage.
- Dr. Cecil
Greek’s Criminal Justice Links
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/
Award-winning metasite with one of the most comprehensive listings
of criminal justice resources on the Internet.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov.
Useful site for crime statistics and information
about the FBI.
- Illinois State Police
Home Page
http://www.isp.state.il.us
Contains information specific to criminal justice in Illinois
as well as links to other criminal justice sites on the Internet.
- NCJRS - National Criminal Justice
Information Center
http://www.ncjrs.gov
An excellent resource for information on criminal justice information
throughout the world. Subject areas include corrections, courts,
crime prevention, drugs and crime, juvenile justice, international,
law enforcement, victims, statistics.
Citing Sources
Judy Wagner, Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2021
wagnerj@cod.edu
Reference Desk: (630) 942-3364
