Reference resources like dictionaries and encyclopedias are designed to give you background information on a topic, including quick facts, summaries and overviews. This information can help you to familiarize yourself with the history, leading personalities, concepts, vocabulary, and current issues related to your topic.
The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice
The Roxbury Dictionary of Criminal Justice
Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Social History of Crime and Punishment in America
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities
Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
The Encyclopedia of American Crime
The FBI Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of American Prisons
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America
Encyclopedia of Rape
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment
The Mafia Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Gangs
The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime