Criminal Justice

The Annual Review of Criminology provides comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the multidisciplinary field of criminology, defined as the study of both the nature of criminal behavior and societal reactions to crime. Click Journals A-Z to browse the other Annual Reviews in related social sciences.

CQ Researcher provides single-issue reports, written by experienced journalists, that are footnoted and professionally fact-checked. The reports offer in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Each article has a consistent organization that includes an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con debate, and resources for additional research.

Oxford Bibliographies offer authoritative research guides combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, directing researchers to the best available scholarship.

Oxford Handbooks Online (OHO) is a collection of the best Handbooks areas across many different subject areas. The Handbook series contains in-depth, high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field.

Navigate to Sage Reference, and see the reference ebook collections By Discipline: Criminology & Criminal Justice, and several related social science collections.

Very Short Introductions offer concise introductions to a diverse range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable. Our subscription includes the Very Short Introduction to Criminal Justice, as well as the volumes for Law, Military Justice, Organized Crime, the U.S. Supreme Court, and other criminal justice-relevant topics.