Policing & Corrections: Reference Works
Why Reference Works?
Scholarly reference works are useful for the following:
- An overview of a topic
- Topic ideas for a paper topic or narrowing your topic
- Finding keywords for searches
- Bibliographies for further research
Reference works are good starting points for research, but are rarely cited in research as secondary sources.
Search for Reference Sources (PSU Only)
Full-Text Online Reference Databases
- Sage eReferenceContains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
- Oxford Reference OnlineContains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
- Oxford Handbooks OnlineContains full text Oxford University Press handbooks on topics in the fields of business, management, philosophy, political science, and religion. Handbooks provide overview, background, historical synthesis and reference lists.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content)Features full text scholarly encyclopedias and reference works. This expanded collection of the Oregon Gale Virtual Statewide Reference Library includes Portland State University purchased titles.
Dictionaries
The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice by Call Number: HV6017 .D38 2002 - 2nd Floor ReferenceISBN: 9780761921752Publication Date: 2002-06-25
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (ebook) by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781849725880Publication Date: 2010-01-20
Encyclopedia of American Prisons (ebook) by Call Number: onlineISBN: 0815313500Publication Date: 1996-02-01
Social History of Crime and Punishment in America (ebook) by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781412988780Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (ebook) by Call Number: onlineISBN: 1452265321Publication Date: 2004-12-15
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities (ebook) by Publication Date: 2004-12-15
Handbooks & Manuals
Blackstone's Police Community Support Officers' Handbook by Call Number: HV8196.A4 B542 2010 - 3rd FloorISBN: 9780199580224Publication Date: 2010-03-26- Blackstone's Police Manual.All volumes can be found on the 3rd Floor:
Volume 1: Crime; HV7936.C88 B53
Volume 2: Evidence & Procedure; HV9960.G7 B53
Volume 3: Road Policing; HV8079.5 .B583
Volume 4: General Police Duties: HV7935 .B53 
The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing and Corrections (ebook) by Call Number: onlineISBN: 0199730148Publication Date: 2012-04-06
The Handbook of Knowledge Based Policing (ebook) by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9780470319772Publication Date: 2008-04-30
