The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System
"The book uses an easy-to-understand question-and-answer format to explain the criminal justice system, inside and outside the courtroom. When can a police officer make an arrest? Is it a good idea to talk to the police? Who decides whether to charge someone with a crime, and what crime to charge? Is self-representation ever a good idea in criminal cases? Should defendants conceal their guilt from their attorneys? |
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Encyclopedia of American Prisons
"We believe that these entries compose a comprehensive collection that tells the story of the people, places, and ideas behind the American prison system." |
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The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide
"Includes never before published information on FBI facilities, the FBI's organizational structure, and background information on FBI personalities. It also provides fascinating detail to supplement other sources on twentieth-century America (capturing, for example, the history of anticommunist politics, the nation's changing conceptions of law enforcement, and the evolution of privacy rights)." |
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Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook
Includes information on targeted groups (e.g., gay men and lesbians), a history of hate crime legislation, and statistics and documents. |
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The Mafia Encyclopedia
Organized crime from Moses Annenberg (he accumulated "the largest estimated individual income of any person in the nation") to the Zips ("young mafioso gangsters imported from Sicily" in the 1970s and 1980s). |
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Full text information on such topics as: courts, internation, victims of crime, and statistics. From the Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice. |
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Prisons in America: A Reference Handbook
"This book provides a comprehensive overview of the origins and development of our current penal policies, emphasizing fundamental controversies that prisons face today.... It offers guidance ... in discovering more about specific events, people, and problems involved in prison management.... |
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