Criminal Justice: Online Pathfinder

Reference Sources
Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States: from Capone's Chicago to the New Urban Underworld

HV6446 .K43 2000

Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

HV6245.N49 2000

The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide

HV8144.F43T48 2000

True Crime

HV6515.S47 1992

Materials from the General Collection
When browsing the collection, see the following area for books and audiovisual materials on the subject of criminal justice:

Also, use the library's online catalog (WebCat) and search by keyword.  If you get too many results, try a subject search. See How to Use the Online Catalog (ilink) for more detailed information.

Magazine and Journal Articles
For online magazine and journal indexes, abstracts, and full-text articles, try the following databases:

Academic Search Premier
Bills from the NC General Assembly
CQ Researcher Online
CQ Weekly

MasterFile Premier
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
 

These resources may be searched from any campus computer, and each contains dozens of searchable databases with articles from thousands of magazines, journals, and newspapers.  To access these databases from home, contact Ernest Avery at the LRC.  For more information – on other magazine and journal databases available through NC Live, see How to Find Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers.

• FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

• Journal of Criminal Justice

• Police

• Police Chief

Current calendar year issues are available in the current periodicals shelving area, and issues published in previous years may be requested at the circulation desk. 

Internet Resources
Please note that while the information presented on these sites may appear to be reliable, it is important to evaluate all information carefully. See How to Evaluate Web Sites for more information.

American Society of Criminology -- The American Society of Criminology is an international organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency. 

http://www.asc41.com/

Carpenter's Forensic Science Resources: Criminalistics and Trace Evidence -- A set of links assembled by R. Scott Carpenter, an assistant public defender from Knoxville, TN.
http://www.tncrimlaw.com/forensic/

Crime Scene Investigation -- Published by the University of California police department.
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html

National Institute of Justice Publications – A set of link to publications provided by the National Institute of Justice

http://www.asc41.com/JustPub.html