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Criminal Justice: Reference

Library resources for criminal justice students

What are Reference Books?

Reference sources (subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases) give concise introductions to topics and can be an excellent starting point for information.

Use them to:

       1. explore topics for research

       2. get background information    

       3. explain unfamiliar ideas and terminology

Selected Criminal Justice Reference Works

Click the cover image to access the books online.

Virtual Reference Sources

Gale Virtual Reference Library & CREDO Reference are reference databases with hundreds of subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, & other reference works.

Credo Reference

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Credo Reference helps you build your research vocabulary with dictionaries, glossaries, thesauri, and other reference materials.

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