Core Encylopedias
Title: |
Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States |
Author: |
Palmer, Louis J |
Call Number: |
HV8694 .P35 2001 |
City: |
Jefferson, NC |
Publisher: |
McFarland |
Date: |
2001 |
Description: |
This encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage regarding capital punishment in the United States. The encyclopedia also includes nearly two hundred additional articles to identify the status of capital punishment in other nations. All articles are unsigned and have no bibliographies, though there is a short bibliography at the end of the book. The book does include a comprehensive index. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Capital punishment |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
6/15/04 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of crime and justice |
Author: |
Dressler, Joshua |
Call Number: |
REF HV6017 .E52 2002 |
Edition: |
2nd |
City: |
New York |
Publisher: |
Macmillan Reference USA |
Date: |
2002 |
Description: |
Contents: v. 1. Abortion to Cruel & unusual punishment -- v. 2. Delinquent & criminal subcultures to Juvenile justice: Institutions -- v. 3. Juvenile justice: Juvenile court to Rural crime -- v. 4. Schools & crime to Wiretapping & eavesdropping. Contains a glossary, bibliographical references and indexes. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Criminology; Criminal justice; |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
9/10/03 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of crime and punishment |
Author: |
Levinson, David |
Call Number: |
REF HV6017 .E524 2002 |
City: |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
Publisher: |
Sage Publications |
Date: |
2002 |
Description: |
This 4 volume includes over 400 "signed" articles by authorities in the field. The set includes a master bibliographical list, a chronology and an index: v. 1. A-C -- v. 2. D-i -- v. 3. J-R -- v. 4. S-Z, Index. Appendices include "careers in criminal justice," "professional associations" and a search guide for using the Internet to find authoritative information related to criminal justice. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Criminology; Criminal justice administration/ Career Information/ Internet/ Professional Associations |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
9/17/03 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of criminology and deviant behavior |
Author: |
Bryant, Clifton D |
Call Number: |
REF HV6017 .E53 2001 |
City: |
Philadelphia, PA |
Publisher: |
Brunner-Routledge |
Date: |
2001 |
Description: |
This is a 4 volume set. Contents: v. 1. Historical, conceptual, and theoretical issues / v. 2. Crime and juvenile delinquency - v. 3. Sexual deviance v. 4. Self-destructive behavior and disvalued identity. Over 500 entries; each entry includes comprehensive definition, concise practical information (e.g. tables or diagrams) and a bibliography. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Criminology / Encyclopedias/ Deviant behavior |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
8/04/03 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol, and addictive behavior |
Author: |
Carson-DeWitt, Rosalyn |
Call Number: |
REF HV5804 .E53 2000 |
Edition: |
2nd |
City: |
New York |
Publisher: |
Macmillan Reference USA |
Date: |
2000 |
Description: |
Provides both brief and lengthy, signed articles with bibliographies. Includes list of contributors (with organizational affiliation and area of contribution), bibliographical references and a comprehensive subject index. Also includes a treatment programs, federal resources and poison control centers. Rev. ed. of: Encyclopedia of drugs and alcohol. c1995; 4 volume set, v.1. A-D--v.2. E-Q--v.3. R-Z--v.4. Appendix, Index |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Drug abuse/ Encyclopedias/ Substance abuse/ Alcoholism |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
8/21/03 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of juvenile justice |
Author: |
McShane, Marilyn D//Williams, Franklin P |
Call Number: |
REF HV9104 .E58 2003 |
City: |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Date: |
2003 |
Description: |
This encyclopedia provides over 200 signed articles, each with a short bibliography, covering a variety of topics related to juvenile justice. Includes a section on print and Internet resources for juvenile justice": p. 403-407. This book also includes a master list of bibliographical references and an index. Langsam holds a second copy in the stacks. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Juvenile justice/ Juvenile delinquency/ Juvenile delinquents/ Rehabilitation/ Juvenile corrections |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
6/15/04 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of violence, peace, & conflict |
Author: |
Kurtz, Lester R |
Call Number: |
REF HM291 .E625 1999 |
City: |
San Diego, CA |
Publisher: |
Academic Press |
Date: |
1999 |
Description: |
This is a three volume set that includes bibliographical references and an index. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Violence/ Encyclopedias/ Aggression |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
6/07/04 |
Title: |
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Date: |
2004 |
Date of Access: |
June 7, 2004 |
Description: |
A legal encyclopedia with some coverage of criminal justice related information, e.g. criminal procedure, search & seizure, sentencing and punishment. |
Location/URL: |
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/index.cfm |
Subjects: |
Criminal law; Evidence; Sentencing |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
6/07/04 |
Title: |
World of criminal justice |
Author: |
Phelps, Shirelle |
Call Number: |
REF HV7411 .W67 2001 |
City: |
Detroit |
Publisher: |
Gale Group |
Date: |
2001 |
Description: |
Set includes 2 volumes. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Criminal justice/ United States |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
11/03/02 |
Title: |
World of criminal justice |
Author: |
Phelps, Shirelle |
Call Number: |
REF HV7411 .W67 2001 |
City: |
Detroit |
Publisher: |
Gale Group |
Date: |
2001 |
Description: |
Set includes 2 volumes. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Criminal justice/ United States |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
11/03/02 |
Title: |
World police encyclopedia |
Author: |
Das, Dilip K//Palmiotto, Michael |
Call Number: |
REF HV7901 .W64 2006 |
City: |
New York |
Publisher: |
Routledge |
Date: |
2006 |
Description: |
The World police encyclopedia provides a global portrait of policing, including profiles for every member nation of the United Nations, plus Taiwan. The editors attempted to provide comparable information and data for each nation. Usually included is country background information, a police profile that included a police profile overview, an organizational description, and information on police functions, use of firearms, complaints and discipline, terrorism, international cooperation and police education, research and publications. The Encyclopedia also includes bibliographical references for each nation entry and a comprehensive index in volume 2 of this two volume set. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam Library |
Subjects: |
Police/ Countries |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
1/16/07 |
Title: |
Adolescence in America : an encyclopedia |
Author: |
Lerner, Jacqueline V//Lerner, Richard M//Finkelstein, Jordan |
Call Number: |
REF HQ796 .A33247 2001 |
City: |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
Date: |
2001 |
Description: |
Provides lengthy, signed articles with bibliographies. Includes list of contributors (with organizational affiliation and area of contribution), bibliographical references (p. 827-901) and comprehensive index. This is a 2 volume set: v. 1. A-M. -- v. 2. N-Z. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Adolescence / Encyclopedias/ Developmental psychology |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
8/21/03 |
Title: |
|
Date: |
2004 |
Date of Access: |
June 15, 2004 |
Location/URL: |
http://search.eb.com/ |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
6/15/04 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of applied ethics |
Author: |
Chadwick, Ruth F |
Call Number: |
REF BJ63 .A66 1998 |
City: |
San Diego |
Publisher: |
Academic Press |
Date: |
1998 |
Description: |
Comprehensive coverage of applied ethics. Includes signed articles by philosophers, practitioners and from the legal and economic fields. Each entry includes a short glossary, an essay, a conclusion and references. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Category: |
4 volume set |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
8/05/03 |
Title: |
Encyclopedia of ethics |
Author: |
Becker, Lawrence C//Becker, Charlotte B |
Call Number: |
REF BJ63 .E45 2001 |
Edition: |
2nd |
City: |
New York |
Publisher: |
Routledge |
Date: |
2001 |
Description: |
Provides general, cross disciplinary scope, very theory based. Articles are signed with lists of references. Many biographical entries related to ethics. Includes bibliographical references and index. This is a 3 volume set. |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Ethics/ Encyclopedias/ Biographies |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
8/05/03 |
Title: |
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Date: |
2004 |
Date of Access: |
June 15, 2004 |
Description: |
Facts.com provides information about events, issues, statistics, and people of the last 60+ years. Content is drawn from seven core print resources: Facts on File World News Digest, Issues and Controversies On File, Today's Science On File, Editorials On File, Reuters On-Line News Service, World Almanac and Book of Facts, and World Almanac Encyclopedia. |
Location/URL: |
http://www.2facts.com/stories/digest-home-feature.asp |
Subjects: |
News |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
Access to this resource is limited to students, staff and faculty of the Univ. of Cincinnati. |
Record Date: |
6/15/04 |
Title: |
|
Date: |
2003 |
Date of Access: |
June 15, 2004 |
Description: |
The Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering a wide range of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually. The encyclopedia is searchable using boolean operators, with phrases and by field searching. |
Location/URL: |
http://uclid.uc.edu/search/tFunk+%26+Wagnalls+/tfunk+and+wagnalls /1,19,31,B/frameset&FF=tfunk+and+wagnalls+new+world+encyclopedia &1,1,/indexsort=- |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
Access to this resource is limited to students, staff and faculty of the Univ. of Cincinnati. |
Record Date: |
6/15/04 |
Title: |
International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences |
Call Number: |
REF H41 .I58 2001 |
City: |
Amsterdam; New York |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Date: |
2001 |
Location/URL: |
Langsam |
Subjects: |
Social sciences/ Encyclopedias |
Category: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
7/17/02 |
Title: |
|
Date: |
2002 |
Date of Access: |
June 15, 2004 |
Description: |
This is a web site of free encyclopedia links. It includes eight general encyclopedia type resources and a variety of specialized encyclopedias in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and several encyclopedias oriented to geography and things. |
Location/URL: |
http://www.libraryspot.com/encyclopedias.htm |
Category: |
Encyclopedias |
Restrictions: |
No Restrictions |
Record Date: |
6/15/04 |
| Web site content: Randall Roberts |