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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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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:

Legal Encyclopedia

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

 

Additional Encyclopedias

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:

Encyclopedia Britannica

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:

Facts.com

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:

Funk & Wagnalls new world encyclopedia

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:

LibrarySpot.com

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

 

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