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
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Sage eReference This link opens in a new windowContains full text encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities. Search by keyword or browse by topic.
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowContains full text subject encyclopedias, reference works, dictionaries, and handbooks in all disciplines.
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Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new windowContains 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.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (Portland State University Library Content) This link opens in a new windowFeatures 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
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The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice by
Call Number: HV6017 .D38 2002 - 2nd Floor ReferenceISBN: 9780761921752Publication Date: 2002-06-25
Encyclopedias
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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
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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