A to Z Maps Online
The worlds largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
Alexander Street Press - Law & Criminal justice
Criminal Justice and Law in Video will contain hundreds of documentaries, investigative reports, interviews, instructional videos, and primary footage. Key themes covered in the collection include Administration of Justice, Criminological Theory, Law Adjudication, and Law Enforcement.
Criminal Justice Periodicals
CJPI can provide information on virtually any criminal justice topic, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law. Overall dates of coverage: 1981-present. 190 periodical titles included.
Films on Demand - Criminal Justice
A collection of streaming videos on criminal investigation, the criminal justcie system and criminology.
Films on Demand - Political Science
A collection of streaming videos about American government (local, state and national) and world politics.
Legal Information Reference Center
Provides many top consumer legal reference books, full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers.
Military and Government Collection
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
American Law Yearbook 2005 - Laurie J. Fundukian and Jeffrey Wilson, eds. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 284 pp.
An annual supplement to West's Encyclopedia of American Law that updates and expands the content with new topics, updates, biographies of prominent figures and government appointees, and other features. Each year's edition contains the full U.S. Supreme Court docket in addition to the non-Supreme Court cases. Includes a glossary of legal terms.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice - Joshua Dressler, ed. 2nded. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. 1780 pp. 4 vols.
An interdisciplinary source that addresses not only law but also sociology, psychology, history and economics. Entries vary widely from abortion to rape and from family violence to wiretapping, offering a mirror of issues dominating today's headlines. This edition is a complete update and revision of the previous edition that includes new essays on topics such as stalking, hate crimes, and HIV.
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security
Comprehensive guide to the history, uses, related scientific principles, and technology of espionage and intelligence, written by experts in the field. Topics range from the historical use of espionage to the emerging use of technology in modern espionage and counterintelligence.
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement - Larry Sullivan and Marie Rosen, Eds. Thousand Oaks: Sage Reference, 2005. 1,410 pp. 3 vols.
Examines all facets of law enforcement on the state and local, federal and national, and international stages. Includes discussions on the practice and theory of policing in an historical and contemporary framework.
Encyclopedia of Politics - Rodney P. Carlisle, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2005. 1052 pp. 2 vols.
This two-volume Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right contains over 450 articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles, with those usually thought of as left in the left-hand volume (Volume 1) and those considered on the right, in the right-hand volume (Volume 2).
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities - Mary Bosworth, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2005. 1334 pp. 2 vols.
The two-volume Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities, originally published in print format in 2004, aims to provide a critical overview of penal institutions within a historical and contemporary framework.
Encyclopedia of Terrorism - Harvey Kushner, Ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Reference, 2003. 524 pp.
Authored by a world-renowned expert in terrorism and hate crimes, this title presents authoritative coverage of one of the world's most important topics. More than 300 articles provide detailed discussions of the who, what, where, when, and why of terrorism, including definitions of key terms, famous cases, biographies, laws, and law enforcement techniques. Articles cover such topics as Al-Qaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, Jihad, Zacarias Moussaoui, and suicide bombers. Features a detailed chronology; photographs, maps, and charts; lists of solved and unsolved cases; known domestic and international extremist and terrorist groups; key anniversaries and birthdays important to terrorist groups; a chronological summary of incidents in the United States; and a directory of organizations.
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution - Leonard W. Levy and Kenneth L. Karst, eds. 2nded. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000. 3164 pp. 6 vols.
Contains new and updated original articles covering recent concepts (i.e. adoption, race, the Constitution, birthright citizenship) and court cases since 1992 offering comprehensive coverage of all aspects of constitutional law, as well as biographies of people who have had an impact on our government's legal framework (Supreme Court Justices, Presidents, Cabinet Members, Lawyers, and more). Also covers judicial decisions handed down by the Supreme Court.
Encyclopedia of U.S. National Security - Richard J. Samuels, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2006. 922 pp. 2 vols. Covers the origin, development, and results of all major national security policies over the last seven decades. A thoroughly interdisciplinary work, the encyclopedia views national security from a historical, economic, political, and technological perspective.
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law - Jeffrey Wilson, ed. 2nded. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 1552 pp. 2 vols.
This encyclopedia fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. Containing approximately 200 articles, the Encyclopedia includes: brief descriptions of each issue's historical background, covering important statutes and cases; profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations; and details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state.
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities - C. Neal Tate, ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. 1580 pp. 4 vols.
This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary encyclopedia describes and analyzes how the governments profiled affect citizens in the daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities. Arranged alphabetically and richly illustrated, Governments of the World features biographies and historical surveys on different types of political systems, such as constitutional monarchies, presidential systems, democracies and dictatorships, and much more.
National Survey of State Laws- Richard A. Leiter, ed. 5thed. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 717 pp.
A quick, state-by-state comparison of current state laws -- how they differ and how they're similar -- for a range of relevant subjects from abortion to employment discrimination, child custody to interest rates.
Political Parties of the World - Bogdan Szajkowski, ed. 6thed. London: John Harper Publishing, 2005. 710 pp.
Covers details of all currently active parties of any consequence in every country in the world and offers concise overviews of national parliamentary and constitutional arrangements. Compiled by nearly 80 contributors and designed to be used both as a tool for quick fact checking and for more detailed research.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law - Shirelle Phelps and Jeffrey Lehman, eds. 2nded. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 6448 pp. 13 vols.
Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes completely revised articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. Covers such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide.
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems - George Thomas Kurian, ed. 2nded. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 1274 pp. 2 vols.
This fully updated version of the original 1989 edition of the World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems describes the national law enforcement and correctional systems of more than 195 countries across the globe.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations - 11th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 3613 pp. 6 vols.
Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders.
