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Corrections: Books and Databases

Guide for Library Research on Corrections

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Color of Justice

Color of Justice

The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity and Crime in America
Reserve Room HV9950.W44 2007

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities
Reference HV9471.E43 2005 V1-2
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Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior
Reference HV8504.E53 V1-4
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Encyclopedia of Gangs
Reference HV6439.U5 E53 2008
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Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Reference HV4493.E53 2004 V1-2
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Encyclopedia of American Prisons
Reference HV9471.E425 1996
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Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
Reference HV9104.E58 2003
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The Encyclopedia of Understanding Alcohol and Other Drugs
Reference HV4998.A33 2001
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Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
Reference HV8694.P35 2008
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Encyclopedia of DNA and the United States Criminal Justice System
Reference HV1057.55.P34 2004
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Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia
Reference HV8665.R67 2006
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Reference RC437.G35 2003 V1-2
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The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Reference HV 6017. E5297 2014 v. 1-5
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Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior.
Reference HV 6017.E53 2001 v. 1-4
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Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice.
Reference HV 9104. E58 2003
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Handbook of Juvenile Justice: Theory and Practice. 
Reference HV 9104. H25 2006

Reference Books

Capital Punishment: a Reference Handbook. (2nd ed.).
Reference HV 8699.U5  K76 2001

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Crime and Punishment in America. Primary Sources.
Reference HV 6779. H35 2005
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Death Penalty: a Worldwide Perspective. (4th ed.).
Reference HV 8694. H 657

From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State

From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State: Race and the Death Penalty in America
by Charles Ogletree
KF9227 .C2 F76 2006

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Handbooks and Guides

Battleground: Criminal Justice
Reference HV7411.B38 2007 V1-2
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Addiction Recovery Tools
Reference HV4998.A33 2201
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The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior
Reference RC555.S35 2000 V1-2
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Crime and Punishment in America Almanac
Reference HV9950.H39 2005 V1-2
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Dictionary of Street Alcohol and Drug Terms
Reference HV 5804.J64 1988
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Handbook of Psychopathy
Reference RC555.H357 2006

Pickpocket's tale

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A Pickpocket's Tale
by Timothy Gilfoyle
Stacks HV5663.A66. G55 2006

Books on Reserve

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Legal Aspects of Corrections Management. (3rd ed.).
Reserve Room KF 9728. C76 2013

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Rethinking Corrections: Rehabilitation, Reentry, and Reintegration.
Reserve Room HV 9275. R48 2011

 

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Prison Rape: Law, Media, and Meaning. [electronic resource]
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 [electronic resource]
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services [electronic resource]

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Leavenworth Federal

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Leavenworth Train
By Joe Jackson
Stacks HV8658. G75 J33 2001

Alcatraz

Alcatraz

Alcatraz
by David Ward
Stacks - HV9474 .A53 W37 2008

Corrections Databases

Mass Incarceration

Mass Incarceration on Trial: a Remarkable Court Decision and the Future of Prisons in America.
by Jonathan Simon
Stacks KF 9730. S57 2014

Capital Punishment in America

Capital punishment in America: Race and the Death Penalty over Time
by Martin Urbina
HV8699 .U5 U734 2012