LibGuides: Criminal Justice Program at HFC: Books

eBook Titles for Criminal Justice Programs

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American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends
This encyclopedia provides a summary of correctional systems and practices and their evolution throughout US history and includes contributions from leading scholars of correctional systems and practices.
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more.
Global Crime: An Encyclopedia of Cyber Theft, Weapons Sales, and Other Illegal Activities
This encyclopedia discusses how technology, governments, political unrest, war, and economic strife contribute to an increase in global crime, and covers people, events, organizations and key documents to help readers understand the numerous problems created by transnational crimes.
Encyclopedia of Community Corrections
Explores all aspects of community corrections, from its philosophical foundation to its inception in the 1970s through current day issues regarding this aspect of the criminal justice system.
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on race and ethnicity and their impact on crime and the administration of justice.
World of Forensic Science
This guide to the scientific processes and the legal, social, and ethical issues involved in the forensic sciences covers the individuals, techniques and principles of biology, chemistry, law, medicine, etc. involved in the multidisciplinary examination of crime scenes and evidence used in legal proceedings.
The Citizen and the State: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties in Conflict
Using a range of real-world case studies, the book conducts a critical analysis of contemporary criminal justice and examines the challenges in achieving a balance between effective criminal justice and upholding civil liberties.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub, Book Riot‚ and Zora.
The Punitive Turn in American Life: How the United States Learned to Fight Crime Like a War
This book offers a political and cultural history of the ways in which punishment and surveillance have moved to the center of American life and become imbued with militarized language and policies.

eBook Collections for Criminal Justice Programs

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Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Access Tip: Also available via MeL.org
eBook Academic Collection (Wilson/EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter.
Access Tip: Also available via MeL.org
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of 22,000+ full-text ebooks on a broad range of subjects and disciplines.

Print Books at the HFC Library for Criminal Justice Programs

Crime and Punishment in America [2 Volumes] by Laura L. Finley (Editor)
Call Number: 1st Floor Reference 364.973 C929
ISBN: 9781610699273
Publication Date: 2016-12-05
The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America by Wilbur Miller (Editor)
Call Number: 1st Floor Reference 364.973 S678
ISBN: 9781412988766
Publication Date: 2012-08-10
The Ferguson Report by Theodore M. Shaw (Introduction by); United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Call Number: 2nd Floor 364.132 F353
ISBN: 9781620971604
Publication Date: 2015-06-23
Key Concepts in Crime and Society by Ross Coomber; Joseph F. Donnermeyer; Karen McElrath; John Scott
Call Number: 2nd Floor 364 C775k
ISBN: 9780857022561
Publication Date: 2015-01-02
The Future of Crime and Punishment by William R. Kelly
Call Number: 2nd Floor 364.409 K29f
ISBN: 9781442264816
Publication Date: 2016-07-14
To Protect and Serve by Norm Stamper
Call Number: 363.209 S783p
ISBN: 9781568585406
Publication Date: 2016-06-07

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