Justice Resources Subject Guide

Alaska Specific Resources
Resources here may include links to subscription databases, book titles & call numbers, and links to web sites.
Articles

Start with an index to locate articles in journals, newspapers, or magazines. An index allows you to search by subject, author, or keywords that describe your topic.

These indexes are accessible via the UAF Ramuson Library web page.

Books

Listed below are selected informational resources which are available in the Rasmuson Library and in most libraries, be sure to check your local library catalog.

Dictionaries

Blacks Law Dictionary
KF156.B53 1999 READY REF

Criminal Justice Dictionary
HV6017 B4

Dictionary of Criminal Justice
HV6017.R87 1977

Findlaw Dictionary

Roxbury Dictionary of Criminal Justice: key terms and major court cases
HV7411 C48 1997 REF

Encyclopedias

Crime and the justice system in America : an encyclopedia
HV6789 C6884 1997 REF

Encyclopedia of crime and justice
HV6017 E52 2002 REF

Historic U.S. court cases, 1690-1990 : an encyclopedia
KF385.A4 J64 1992 REF

West's Encyclopedia of American Law
KF154.W47 1998 REF

Handbooks

International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Criminology
HV6028 I57 1983

Statistics

Alaska Statistics - Alaska State Library

American Statistics Index
Z7554 U5 A46 DOCS REF

Correctional populations in the United States / U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
J29.17: DOCS

Criminal justice information: how to find it, how to use it
HV7419.5 C75 1998 REF

FedStats (See Civil Justice; Criminal Justice; Crime; Law Enforcement; etc.)

Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1957
C3.134/2: H62/957 DOCS

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
J29.9/6: DOCS

Statistical
Abstract of the United States

HA202.A382 READY REF

White House Social Statistics Briefing Room

Web Resources
Additional Resources

To find in-depth information on justice topics, you should search the online catalog by SUBJECT.
Subject headings which might be helpful include:

  • CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
  • CORRECTIONS
    CRIME
  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE
  • ADMINISTRATION OF
    CRIMINALS
  • CRIMINOLOGY
  • GUN CONTROL
  • JUSTICE
  • LAW
  • LAW ENFORCEMENT
  • POLICE
  • PRISONS

**Check the Library of Congress Subject Headings books for additional subject headings.

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