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Criminology: Finding Books

A guide for students studying Criminology, Criminal Justice and Adult and Youth Offenders at USW.
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Books

Books give an overview of a subject and provide information on core concepts and theories.  This makes them a good starting point for your assignments. Core books for your subject will be listed on your module reading list.  If you have an online reading list on Blackboard or another learning environment, this will show you the copies of the book available from the library.   You can also find books by searching FINDit, the Library search engine. 
 

Looking for a Book

1. To find a specific book title, enter the book title or author in the FINDit search box and select the Libraries search option. 

2. To find books on a subject, enter a keyword into the FINDit search box and select the Libraries search option. 

3. Can’t find the book you are looking for? You can request it as an interlibrary loan or Recommend the book to your Librarian 

Shelf marks

You can browse the collection using the shelf marks below:

363.25  Criminal Investigation - Forensic Science         
364.106 Organised Crime
364.152 Homicide
364.1523 Murder
364.163 Fraud
364.2 Causes of Crime & Delinquency
364.3 Offender Managerment
364.4 Crime Prevention
364.6 Penology
364.63 Probation
365 Prisons

 

Use FINDit: Search/Libraries, to perform detailed searches for individual books or for material relevant to your topic or subject.

 

Research methods books in databases

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