Criminal justice information : how to find it, how to use it
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Criminal justice information : how to find it, how to use it
Oryx Press, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The massive amount of criminal justice information now available to the public makes it difficult to assess its authority and value. This work is a comprehensive guide to print, electronic, and online criminal justice resources and the information they contain. It is the first criminal justice guide to explain how to determine the authority of sources, a vital task in the information age.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Preface Chapter 1: Criminal Justice Research in an Evolving Information Environment 1 Chapter 2: Locating Authorities and Establishing Professional Connections 8 Chapter 3: Sources of Basic Information 39 Chapter 4: Tools for Identifying, Locating, and Retrieving Books, Documents, and Other Information Sources 65 Chapter 5: Periodicals, News Sources, Indexes, and Abstracts 91 Chapter 6: Statistical Sources 119 Chapter 7: Government Agencies as Generators of Criminal Justice Information 138 Chapter 8: Legal Research 157 Chapter 9: International Criminal Justice Information 183 Appendix: World Wide Web Sites Related to Criminal Justice 201 Index 217
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