The resources on this list can be used as a starting point for your research on Administration of Justice Studies topics.  

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REFERENCE

Facts, statistics, background reading. Begin here.

A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
REF HV 6515. S34

Arizona Drug, Gang & Violent Crime Control
REF HV 5831.A8 A25 2000-2003

Definitive Guide to Criminal Justice and Criminology on the World Wide Web
REF KF 242 .C72 D44 2002

Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior
REF HV 5804.D78 2003

Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
REF HV 8694.P35 2001

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
REF HV 6017 .E5224

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior
REF HV 5804 .E53                                                                                                                                            

Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights
REF KF 3941 .A68 U88

Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
REF HV 6245 .N49 2000

Encyclopedia of Terrorism
REF HV 6431.K883 2003

Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
REF HV 6046 .E56 2000

FBI:   A Comprehensive Reference Guide
REF HQ 534 .E53

Gangs: A Handbook for Community Awareness
REF HV 6439 .U5 L35

Handbook of Violence
REF HM 1116 .H36 2002

Mafia Encyclopedia
REF HV 6441.S53 1999

Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department: 2002 Data
REF HV 9135.A7 A74 2002                                                                                                                              

Prisons in America:   A Reference Handbook
REF HV 9471 .R36

Violence in America
REF HN 90 .V5 V5474

Street Gangs in Arizona  
REF HV 6439. U52   A75

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

All are located on the Special Collection tables. These series (e.g. Opposing Viewpoints , Taking Sides ) all deal with social issues. Since these series are part of the Reference collection, the individual titles do not circulate. However, some of the titles have earlier editions that are available in the circulating general collection.

VIDEOS

Altered States
HV4999.2 .A48 1995

American Prison, The
HV 9471 .A447 1990

And Justice For All
JK 274 .A5489 1992

Born to Kill: Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy
HV 6534 .M65 B66 1996

By Reason of Insanity
HV 6133.B95 1997

Cold Case File
HV 8073 .C58 1998

Counseling Survivors of Violence
HV 6250.25 .C686 1998

Crimefighting into the 21 st Century
HV 8973 .C75 1996

Criminal Domestic Violence
HV6626 .C7561 1999

Criminal Trial Procedure
KF 8972 .Z9 C656 1992

Death Row Women
HV 8699 .U5 D4374 1996

Defending Our Lives
HV 6626 .K333 1998

Detectives of Death
HV 8073 .F674 1997

Deviance
HM 291 .D48 1991

Deviance and Social Control
HM 811 .D48 2002

Domestic Violence and Children
HV6626 .D684 2000

Elder Abuse
HV 1461 .E434 1999

Falsely Accused
HV 8073 .F357 1996

Forensic Science
HV 8073 .F674 1997

Gene Squad: DNA Profiling
HV 8073 .F454 1998

Homicide Investigation(Crime Scene Investigation)
HV 8073 .C645 2002

Internal Affairs
HV 7936 .C85 I584 1997

It's the Law
KF 9223 .Z9 I87 2001

Law Enforcement Ethics
HV 7924 .L38 1992

On the Trail of Crime
HV 8073 .O55 1999

Order in the Court
KF 9223 .Z9 O743

Original Sin: Is Criminal Behavior Genetic
HV 6047.O745 1996

Our Legal System
KF 387 .O87 1993

Plea Bargains and Dealing for Justice
KF 9654 .P553 1994

Post Mortem: Forensic Science
HV 8073 .P678 1990

Prisons
HV 8805 .P757 2000

Psychology of Criminal Behavior
HV 6080 .P793 2001

Rethinking the Death Penalty
HV 8694 .R475 2001  

Rights of the Accused
KF 4749 .R544 1990

Sexual Assault
HV 6558 .S48 1989

Trial by Jury
KF 8972 .T753 1999

Understanding the Criminal Justice System
KF 9223 .U534 1996                                                                                                                                            

Violence Against Woman: Breaking the Silence
HV 6250.4 W65 V565 1997

Woman in Prison
HV 6046 W.66 1993

DATABASES

Use these to find magazine or journal articles from periodicals.

Academic Search Premier
A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,000 scholarly publications, including full text for more
than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating
as far back as 1975.

Arizona Republic, The* (1999-Current)
This database gives the fulltext of articles from The Arizona Republic. (Is also available on CD-ROM 1995-1998 in the library only)

Criminal Justice Periodicals Index
This database 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.    Over 100 journals and
newsletters are indexed with full text available for many of the articles.

Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)
Comprehensive coverage on a wide variety of topics. Gives full text for many articles.

MasterFILE Premier
This database offers access to articles in over 1,899 periodicals, on a wide variety of topics.   Many articles
are available full text.

National Newspapers (5)
Coverage of 5 major newspapers, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor.

WilsonSelectPlus
This database indexes and gives full text for periodical articles in the social sciences including criminal justice.

WEBSITES

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