The appendix contains addresses for prison reform organizations and prison systems and selected statistics. This dictionary contains words, phrases, people, acts, and associations. Also major Supreme Court Cases relating to Criminal Justice are listed by subject and indexed by title. E425 Encyclopedia of American Prisons ed. This one volume encyclopedia is especially useful for its detailed entries which can include some theoretical background on the topic.
All entries have a bibliography and some of the entries include a list of law cases.
Ref HV 6017 E52 Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice , ed. This four volume set includes extensive articles on broad topics in Criminal Justice. It would be especially helpful to a student who needed some theoretical background on a topic. A bibliography is included for each article. This one volume encyclopedia attempts to deal in a balanced manner with a highly controversial topic.