NCJ Number
52134
Editor(s)
B L DAVIS
Date Published
1978
Length
208 pages
Annotation
THIS COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CRIME STUDY LITERATURE IS ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY UNDER SUBJECT HEADINGS AND INDEXED BY SUBJECT, COMPILER, AND ISSUING AGENCY.
Abstract
THIS WORK PROVIDES UNIFORM CITATIONS TO BIBILOGRAPHIES, INDEXES, CURRENT SERIAL REFERENCE SERVICE, AND REVIEW ARTICLES DEALING WITH AMERICAN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. THE FIRST CATEGORY OF ENTRIES INCLUDES STUDIES OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS, CRIME, DELINQUENCY, LAW, MORALITY, AND ETHICS, AS WELL AS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, YOUTH PROBLEMS, AND DRUG ABUSE. THE SECOND CATEGORY INCLUDES ENTRIES RELATING TO THE PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ITS AGENCIES. STUDIES ON CRIME DETECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BY POLICE AGENCIES, COURTS, JUDGES, JURIES, AND LAWYERS ARE INCLUDED. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE, ADJUDICATION, SENTENCING, AND CORRECTIONS ISSUES SUCH AS PUNISHMENT, INCAPACITATION, AND REHABILITATION ARE ALSO COVERED, AS WELL AS VICTIM COMPENSATION. SOME ENTRIES INCLUDE THE LOCATION OF A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT. A LIST OF SECONDARY SOURCES FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIES IS APPENDED.