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Introduction
This guide is an introduction to sources of information on Criminal Justice in the United States that are available at URI. It describes types of materials and provides selected items in each category.
To find book information, search the catalog under such subjects as: Crime, Criminals, Criminology, specific crimes (commercial crime; computer hackers, murderers, sex offenders, terrorists, violent offenders, etc.), age & gender (Aged offenders; Female offenders, Juvenile delinquents, etc.), Fugitives from justice, Recidivists, Social work with criminals. TIP: Search for Crim* to return results beginning with crim- (including crime, criminal, criminals, criminology, etc.)
- URI Libraries Search
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Locate books, videos, online resources and more available through the URI Libraries.
There are also related guides accessible on the Library’s home pages under "Subject & Assignment Guides." Examples are: Federal Laws; Industry Information; Family Violence.
Where to Start Your Book Search
There are two main places to start your search for books. Each has a different specialty and scope.
- URI Libraries Search
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Locate books, videos, online resources and more available through the URI Libraries.
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- What’s included? HathiTrust is a digital library of more than 17.4 million volumes, digitized from member library collections. Authenticated users may download full-book PDF files of all Public Domain and Creative Commons-licensed volumes. All volumes, including copyrighted works, are searchable. Details at: this link..
- What else should I know? URI faculty, staff, and students can log in to HathiTrust to access enhanced features. To log in, select "University of Rhode Island" from the list of institutions and enter your URI SSO (Single Sign-On) Credentials. Include @uri.edu in your username.
- WorldCat.org This link opens in a new window
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Freely available version of WorldCat, listing books and other materials in member libraries worldwide. Updated daily.
For a broader but less precise search, try the tools below.
- Google Books
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Offers a somewhat random search of books scattered across the country. Some full text searching of books, and some full text viewing of out-of-copyright materials. You may be able to request books viewed via Interlibrary Loan. - Archive.org
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Much like Google Books, this contains scans of a variety of books held in libraries internationally.
Where are the criminal justice books?
Most books about criminal justice are located on the third floor in the HV section and KF section.
HV - Crime
HV - Cybercrime
HV - Family Violence
HV - Gangs
HV - Sex Offenders
KF - Criminal Courts
KF - Trials (Murder)
About This Guide...
This guide was originally created by Mimi Keefe 11/00. Revised Mimi Keefe, 11/02.
Updated and reformatted by Ida D. McGhee, May 2011.
Revised, Angela Pugliese, February 2014.