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Selected Reference Books in Butler Library:
    American Justice
    This three-volume set contains over 800 entries on a wide variety of American justice topics.
    Ref KF154.A44 1996

    Black's Law Dictionary
    An excellent up-to-date law dictionary with over 25,000 entries.
    Ref KF156.B53 1999

    Directory of Adult and Juvenile Correctional Departments, Institutions, Agencies, and Probation and Parole Authorities
    Comprehensive listing of correctional facilities and detailed information on prisoners and correctional officers by gender, race, etc.
    Ref HV9463.D57 2004

    Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
    Includes entries on the status of capital punishment in the nations of the world and has an entry for virtually every capital punishment opinion issued by the U. S. Supreme Court.
    Ref HV8694 .P35 2001

    Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
    A four-volume work covering a wide range of topics from arraignment and arson to white-collar crime and wiretapping.
    Ref HV6017 .E52 2002

    Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
    Comprehensive encyclopedia covering criminology and social deviance.
    Ref HV6017.E53 2001

    Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
    Contains overview essays and an extensive directory of drug abuse and alcoholism treatment and prevention programs, research centers and organizations.
    September 27, 2007nc=find-b&find_code=sys&local_base=bsc01pub">Ref HV5804.E53 2001

    Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights
    Provides more than 300 entries on the gun control question as well as facts and statistics on gun control.
    Ref KF3941.A68 U88 2000

    Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
    Includes information on family violence, gangs, cults, serial murderers, aggression, and much more.
    Ref HV6515 .E5323 2003

    Encyclopedia of Terrorism
    Offers descriptions of terrorist personalities and organizations, along with information on motivations and victims of terrorism.
    Ref HV6431 .C65 2002

    Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
    Consists of 240 alphabetically arranged entries covering the topics of women and crime. Other topics include date rape and private prisons.
    Ref HV6046.E56 2000

    Encyclopedia of World Crime
    Entries in this multi-volume set includes biographies, case studies, celebrated trials, criminal organizations, historic police science techniques, and unsolved crimes.
    Ref HV6017.N37 1990

    National Jail and Adult Detention Directory
    This provides a state-by-state list of facilities. The information includes correctional salaries and average daily inmate populations.
    Ref HV9463.N3 2005-2007

    Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
    Brings together in a simple volume nationwide data of interest to the criminal justice community. Search or browse the online version of the Sourcebook.
    Ref HV6787.S68

    West's Encyclopedia of American Law
    This 12-volume set provides definitions and explanations of legal terms and concepts.
    Ref KF154.W47 1998
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Compiled by T. Gray, Reference Librarian


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This page was last updated on September 27, 2007