Criminology
Print Reference:
REF 349.73 WES West Encyclopedia of American Law 2004
REF 362.29 DRU Drugs and Society
General Non-Fiction. Some examples are listed below:
345.73 DOW Executed on a Technicality: lethal injustice on America's Death Row
345.73 FRE Freedom from Unfair Searches and Seizures
345.73 MAR DNA Evidence
345.73 RIG Rights of the Accused
345.73 TUR Ultimate Punishment
345.7305 MYE Boys among Men: trying and sentencing juveniles as adults
345.7307 GER Death Penalty on Trial
345.773 DAV Defending the Damned: inside Chicago's Cook County Public Defender's Office
Online Resources:
Are there alternatives to prison? Check out The Sentencing Project for policy analyses on reform of the criminal justice system.
Social Issues: This site has links to a variety of issues related to criminal justice, such as Capital Punishment, Drunk Driving, Gangs, Legalization of Marijuana, Racial Profiling, Family and Youth Violence, and Violence in Schools.
National Criminal Justice Reference Center: The Justice Department provides links to reports on Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, the Justice system, Drugs, Corrections and more.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: This site contains data from over 100 sources relating to Criminal Justice in the United States.