Justice: 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 -
Black's Law Dictionary, Standard Ninth Edition by
Call Number: KF156 .B53 2009 -- 2nd Floor ReferenceISBN: 9780314199492Publication Date: 2009-06-25
Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (ebook) by
Publication Date: 2008-10-24 -
Encyclopedia of Law and Society (ebook) by
Publication Date: 2007-07-10 -
The U.S. Justice System: An encylcopedia (ebook) by
Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781598843057Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Handbooks
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The Oxford handbook of juvenile crime and juvenile justice (ebook) by
Call Number: onlineISBN: 0199940770Publication Date: 2012 -
Juvenile Justice Sourcebook by
Call Number: HV9104 .J868 2014 -- 2nd Floor ReferenceISBN: 9780199324613Publication Date: 2014-03-28 -
Handbook of restorative justice : a global perspective by
Call Number: HV8688 .H36 2008 -- 3rd FloorISBN: 9780415447249Publication Date: 2008-01-30 -
Profiling and Criminal Justice in America by
Call Number: HV9950 .B86 2004 -- 3rd FloorISBN: 9781851094691Publication Date: 2004-09-08
Law & Legislation
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Criminal code of Oregon by
Call Number: HV6793 .O7 A2 -- 2nd Floor Reference