Criminology 

Criminology POWERSEARCH

Search for articles included in most major criminal justice journals by using Criminology POWERSEARCH.

Searches all of these databases at one time: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts,   Criminal Justice Abstracts,  National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts,  PAIS Online,   and  Sociological Abstracts. 

Criminology

 "scientific study of the nonlegal aspects of crime and delinquency, including its causes, correction, and prevention, from the viewpoints of such diverse disciplines as anthropology, biology, psychology and psychiatry, economics, sociology, and statistics"  (From the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online  http://www.search.eb.com.libproxy.utdallas.edu/eb/article-9109546, viewed on October 30,2008).

Selected Reference Tools in Criminology

This collection includes sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories to help find brief explanations and general information about terms and concepts in Criminology.

Reference Sources in Criminology

• Encyclopedia of rape. HV6558 .E53 2004. (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Encyclopedia of crime and punishment. HV6017 .E524 2002 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Encyclopedia of criminology and deviant behavior.HV6017 .E53 2001 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Encyclopedia of forensic sciences. HV8073 .E58 2000 (Reference, 2nd floor)

Online Reference Sources

• Encyclopedia of crime and justice.
• Dictionary of sociology.
• Encyclopedia of social theory.
• Dictionary of the social sciences.
• Encyclopedia of domestic violence.
  

• LexisNexis Statistical
• Crime State Rankings    HV6787 .C745 (Reference, 2nd floor)
• Texas Crime Report
• Crime in the United States
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (current)

Want Help?

Ask a Librarian

Our services include email, chat, IM, text messaging.