| Reference
books are excellent places to start research. The following
are books that provide background
information, definitions, and lists of potential sources
for further research.
Atlas
of Crime: Mapping the Criminal Landscape (REF
HV 6783 A85 2000) looks at how geography
affects criminal activity. This book is the result
of a multi-disciplinary
approach that includes work from criminology, psychology,
sociology, education, and criminal justice. Included
are maps and statistical information as well as bibliographies
providing sources for further research.
Criminal Justice (REF KF 9214.5 C75 2006) is a three volume work covering many facets of the criminal justice discipline. See the full record in the library catalog for a link to the work's table of contents.
Encyclopedia
of American Prisons (REF
HV 9741 S54 2003) provides entries on all
aspects of incarceration in the United States. Included
are essays describing
historical events and people as well as contemporary
topics.
Encyclopedia
of Crime and Justice (REF
HV 6017 E52 2002) provides background information
on all areas of criminal justice research. This work
contains
more than 250 essays written by scholars and experts
in the field. Each essay includes a list of sources
for further research.
Encyclopedia
of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (REF
HV 6017 E53 2001) is a four volume set that contains scholarly essays
on deviant and criminal
behavior including Juvenile Delinquency, Sexual Deviance,
Self Destructive Behavior and an historical and theoretical
overview of deviant behavior. The essays cover approximately
500 topics.
Encyclopedia
of Juvenile Justice (REF
HV 9104 E58 2003) provides
background essays on all aspects of juvenile justice
including historical
works, current perspectives, people, and ideas. Essays
are written by criminal justice scholars and practitioners.
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (REF HV 7921 E53 2005) covers aspects of criminal justice relating to the field of law enforcement. The work is three volumes broken into the following categories: state and local law enforcement, federal law enforcement, and international law enforcement.
You
may also want to try using other specialized encyclopedias
for topic ideas and background information. Use the
library catalog and try a search (use the QuickLimits
to limit to Reference Materials) including the word
encyclopedia and terms relating to your topic. For
example:
encyclopedia
and "political science"
Locating
other books
in this library :
Use the Library Catalog to find books owned by
the UWP library. Use one of the catalog's keyword
search options. Then look at the subject headings
used in the records you retrieve. Is there one that
describes what you're looking for? If so, click on
it to find other books on your topic..
Books
in other libraries : To find books and other materials
from public, school, and academic libraries across
Wisconsin, search BadgerCat.
To locate materials in libraries worldwide, try a search
in WorldCat.
UW
System Search: UW System Search/Universal Borrowing
(UB) allows you make arrangements yourself to borrow
materials from other UW libraries. All of the 13 UW
libraries participate in this program. UB is built
on the idea that the UW System libraries together are
now one virtual library.
Using
the UWP library catalog, you can simultaneously search
other UW libraries to determine if the item you want
is available. Simply select the "Multi Library Search" link
at the top of our library's catalog and conduct your
search. If the item is available from another UW library,
you can complete an online request form, which will be
transmitted directly to the owning library. The owning
library will retrieve the material and send it to the
UWP library. A courier service runs between the UW libraries
five days a week and delivers the requested materials.
You can use the UB service to request books and A/V materials,
however, requests for periodical articles should still
go through the regular interlibrary loan process.
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