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For more information
contact:
rosemaryfischer@clayton.edu
To find general
information about prisons, perform an EXACT SEARCH-Subject
Heading search using GIL@CSU, the online catalog.
This is a suggested list of search terms to get you
started.
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SUGGESTED
SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR SEARCHING THE ONLINE
CATALOG |
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Corrections United States |
Parole |
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Criminals Rehabilitation |
Prisoners |
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Imprisonment |
Prisons |
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Juvenile Corrections |
Prisons (state name) |
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Law enforcement |
Probation |
Use the
table below to browse the call number ranges for
books on your topic in the Circulating Collection.
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CALL
NUMBER |
TOPIC |
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HV6001-7220.5 |
CRIMINOLOGY. |
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HV6035-6197 |
CRIMINAL
ANTHROPOLOGY. (including criminal types,
criminal psychology, prison psychology,
causes of crimes) |
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HV6201-6249 |
CRIMINAL
CASES. |
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HV6250-6250.4 |
VICTIM OF
CRIMES. VICTIMOLOGY. |
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HV6251-6773.55 |
CRIMES
AND OFFENSES. |
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HV6774-7220.5 |
CRIMES
AND CRIMINAL CLASSES. |
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HV7231-9960 |
CRIMINAL
JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. |
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HV8301-9920.7 |
PENOLOGY.
PRISONS. CORRECTIONS. |
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HV9051-9230.7 |
JUVENILE
OFFENDERS. |
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HV9261-9430.7 |
REFORMATION AND RECLAMATION OF ADULT
PRISONERS. |
Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States /
REF HV8694.P35 2001
Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities /
REF HV9471.E693 2005
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Federal
Bureau of Prisons |
Inmate locator, prison
facilities, history, quick facts, research &
reports, etc. |
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Federal
Bureau of Prisons - Library |
Search the online catalog for
resources covering the field of corrections and
related subjects. Request these materials
through interlibrary loan. |
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Bureau of Justice Statistics - Prisons |
Find statistics on capital
punishment, jails, prisons, and probation & parole. |
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ACLU
- Prisoners Rights |
Conditions of confinement, women
in prison, medical care, fact sheets and legal
documents. |
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The
Sentencing Project |
Non-profit organization concerned
with sentencing issues within the criminal justice
system. |
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Corrections Connection |
Links to state departments of
corrections. |
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Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act |
Full text of the CRIPA, as well
as relevant links are included. |
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American
Probation and Parole Association |
Issues relevant to the field of
community-based corrections. |
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National Institute
of Corrections |
Provides federal, state, and
local corrections agencies with training, technical
assistance, information services, and policy/program
development assistance. |
Select the DATABASES
A-Z GALILEO
subject tab to
see a complete listing of databases available.
Off campus access requires the
GALILEO password.
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Suggested GALILEO Databases for
Research |
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America: History & Life |
Provided by Clayton State University Library. Comprehensive
bibliography of articles on the history and culture
of the United States and Canada. Off campus
access requires a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
| Academic Search
Premier (at EBSCOhost) |
Full-text
articles (from 1990 - ) and citations (from 1984 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| Annals of
American History (Encylopaedia Britannica) |
Full-text primary
documents in American history and also includes
multimedia files (pictures, video and audio clips.)
Explore year by year from 1493 to 2002, browse by
author or topic or search by keyword. |
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Facts on File |
Provided by Clayton State University Library. Answers
questions about events, people, issues, facts, and
figures of the last 60+ years. It also delivers
maps, photographs, historic documents, and special
overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events since
1940. Off campus access requires
a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
| LexisNexis
Academic |
Full-text legal
news, law reviews, and government publications
(federal & state case law, U.S. Code, Code of
Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.) |
JSTOR
JSTOR
Remote (off campus) |
Provided by Clayton State University Library. Multi-disciplinary full-text database providing
scholarly journal articles extending back to the
19th century. Off campus access requires a
user ID and password.
JSTOR Remote Instructions |
| Research Library
(at ProQuest) |
Full-text
articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - ) from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| Wilson Social
Sciences
Full Text |
Provided by Clayton State University Library. Full-text
articles (from 1995 - ), abstracts (from 1994 - ) and citations
(from 1983 - ) on the social sciences. |
| Wilson OmniFile:
Full Text Mega Edition |
Provided by Clayton State University Library. Full-text
articles and citations on most topics. |
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