Criminal Justice 1152 Research Guide
Criminal Law
Research a Criminal Law topic using resources suggested in this Research Guide. Possible topics might include: Hate crimes; Domestic violence; Identity theft and Illinois; Role of computers in Criminal Justice; Women in Illinois jails and prisons; Racial profiling and Illinois; Marijuana decriminalization in Illinois; Illinois deadly force laws; Search warrant requirement exceptions; Drugs and crime; Rights of crime victims; Homicides in Chicago; Oregon's Death with DIgnity Act; Alberto Gonzales v. Google, Inc.; NSA domestic wiretaps and eavesdropping.
___Books - Reference
Begin your research in the Reference area to obtain an overview or summary of your selected topic.
- Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities – Ref HV 9471
.E693
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice – Ref HV 6017 .E52
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment - Ref HV 6017 .E524
- Encyclopedia of Criminology –
Ref HV 6017 .E5295
- Encyclopedia of High-Tech Crime and Crime Fighting - Ref HV 6773 .N48
- Encyclopedia of Women and Crime - Ref HV 6046 .E56
- Encyclopedia of Police Science – Ref HV 7901
.E53
- Guns in American Society - Ref HV 7436 .G8783
- Hate Crimes Law - Ref KF4749 .W36
- The Oxford Guide to American Supreme Court Decisions. Reference KF 4548 .O 97 1999.
- West’s Encyclopedia of American Law – Ref KF 154 .W47
___Books - General
Search the COD Library Catalog to find a book or a chapter in a book in the General area of the Library that goes into greater detail on the topic.
___Magazine Articles
Find an article on your topic on one of the Library databases. You must have a valid College of DuPage library
card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.
___Newspaper Articles
___Internet Sites
Citing Sources
Guides
for citing your sources using MLA, APA, and other formats.
Dan Blewett , Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2279
blewett@cod.edu
Reference Desk: (630) 942-3364
