Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and handbooks. Entries in such sources tend to be rather short and they are meant to help you get started with research on a new topic.
The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV7411 .C48 2005
Prentice Hall's Dictionary of American Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Criminal Law
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF9223.A68 F35 2010
Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6789 .E435 2013
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV5804 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6017 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of transnational crime and justice
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6252 .E53 2012
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6017 .E524 2002
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6017 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV9104 .E58 2003
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6789 .E43 2009
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6046 .E56 2000
The Encyclopedia of American Prisons
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV9471 .S54 2003
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV8694 .G76 P35 2001
Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6626 .E534 2007
Encyclopedia of Gangs
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6439.U5 E53 2008
Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF3941 .A68 U88 2011
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV7921 .E53 2005
Encyclopedia of Police Science
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV7901 .E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Prison and Correctional Facilities
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV9471 .E427 2005
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6431 .E53 2003
Famous American Crimes and Trials
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV9950 .F36 2004
Guns in American Society
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV7436 .G8783 2012
The Mafia Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV441 .S53 1999b
Profiling and Criminal Justice in America (2015)
CALL NUMBER: E-book
World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV7901 .W63 2006
Crime in America: A Reference Handbook
1996–Available only as an eBook
Death Penalty Cases
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF9227 .C2 L38 1998
Gangs: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6439.U7 K55 1996
Also available as an eBook
Gun Control: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV7436 .K78 1995
Also available as an eBook
Handbook of Crime and Punishment
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6789 .H25 1998
Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6773.52 .A47 2005
Burton's Legal Thesaurus
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF156 .B856 1998