CCJ 380 - Criminal Justice Research: 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.
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (ebook) byCall Number: onlineISBN: 9781849725880Publication Date: 2010-01-20
- Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (ebook) byCall Number: onlineISBN: 9781452265322Publication Date: 2004-12-15
- The U.S. Justice System (ebook) byCall Number: onlineISBN: 9781598843057Publication Date: 2012-01-01
- Encyclopedia of Crime and JusticeCall Number: HV6017 .E52 2002 -- 2nd Floor ReferenceISBN: 9780028653198Publication Date: 2001-10-15
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal JusticeCall Number: online
Handbooks
- Handbook of Restorative Justice byCall Number: HV8688 .H36 2008 -- 3rd FloorISBN: 9780415447249Publication Date: 2008-01-30
- The Oxford handbook of juvenile crime and juvenile justice (ebook) byCall Number: onlineISBN: 0199940770Publication Date: 2012
- The Routledge handbook of international crime and justice studies (ebook) byISBN: 9781136868504Publication Date: 2013
- The Handbook of Criminological Theory (ebook) byCall Number: onlineISBN: 9781118512326Publication Date: 2015-08-25