Trends in crime based on data obtained by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Provides sample survey data covering over three-quarters of a billion criminal victimizations. The Dictionary of Criminal Justice 4 th ed. Covers terms associated with law enforcement, courts, probation, and corrections. Includes summaries of Supreme Court cases affecting criminal justice.
Entries discuss international terminology, history, and significant court cases.
Summaries of state sex laws, which impose criminal penalties. Concerns only statutes that regulate personal sexual activity. Published by the Center on Crime, Communities, and Culture, this title offers descriptions of reference materials, indexes, databases, Web sites, and Congressional Hearings, which pertain to domestic violence. Compilations of data and summary statistics produced by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Includes data on states criminal justice personnel, distribution of offenses, judicial processing and public attitude.