Criminal Justice Research Guide: Find Books
A guide to resources for criminal justice
Where do I find books?
Use the Book & Media Catalog to find print books and e-books.
Some tips:
- Use one or two main words to find your topic.
- When you've found a book, click AVAILABILITY to see where the book is located.
- To read e-books off-campus, you'll need to log-in with your Carroll info.
- Frustrated or stuck? Ask a librarian for help!
Find Background Info: Gale eBooks
Don't know the first thing about climate change or the Vietnam War? Reference sources (like encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks) are a great place to start. Click the link below, and try your topic in the search box.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
How to find things in the library
- Navigating the Library Catalog (find a book tutorial)From Carroll Community College Library
- Quick guide to Library of Congress system1-page handout.
Borrow Materials from Other Libraries (Interlibrary Loan)
- Requesting a Book from Local Libraries (placing a hold)Order materials from other libraries in our system (the local public libraries and Hoover Library at McDaniel College)
- WorldCatUse this large catalog that includes the holdings of many libraries to 1) identify a book on a topic 2) learn how many libraries own the book & 3) identify items to request through Interlibrary Loan
Browsing in Criminal Justice/Law
HQ - Domestic Violence
HV - Criminology, Forensic Science, Juvenile Justice, Crime and Criminals, Capital Punishment
K - General Law
KF - United States Law, Supreme Court, U.s. Constitution, Capital Punishment
KFM - Maryland Law
KZ - International Law
QA - Computer Forensics
Check out these e-books!
The Handbook of HomicidePublication Date: 2017
Gun ControlPublication Date: 2018
The Global Practice of Forensic SciencePublication Date: 2014
