Coverage includes all fields of knowledge relevant to understanding the nature and causes of criminal behavior, the prevention of crime, the punishment and treatment of offenders, the functioning of the institutions of criminal justice, and the bodies of law that define criminal behavior and govern the processes through which criminal law is applied. Bibliographies follow most articles. The Encyclopedia of Police Science . Garland Publishing, 1989. The purpose of this source is to provide and introduction to a large number of topics rather than to give an exhaustive discussion of any of them.
Brief bibliographies follow most articles.
The Police Dictionary and Encyclopedia . Charles C. Thomas, 1988. This source attempts to explain and amplify law enforcement terms rather than simply define them. The Dictionary of Criminal Justice with Summaries of Supreme Court Cases Affecting Criminal Justice . Dushkin Publishing, 1986.