U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

NCJRS Virtual Library

The Virtual Library houses over 235,000 criminal justice resources, including all known OJP works.
Click here to search the NCJRS Virtual Library

INTERNATIONAL GUIDE TO PERIODICALS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

NCJ Number
60495
Author(s)
C P MCDOWELL; G L RUSSELL; T C HINES
Date Published
1979
Length
211 pages
Annotation
THIS PERIODICAL GUIDE, DESIGNED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, AND LIBRARIANS, COVERS 494 PERIODICALS FROM 44 COUNTRIES. ALL ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONS ARE INCLUDED.
Abstract
PRESENTED AS A TOOL PARTICULARLY HELPFUL FOR ORDERING, THE MAIN LIST OF 494 PERIODICALS IS ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY TITLE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED: TITLE; FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION; ADDRESS OF PUBLISHER, ISSUING ORGANIZATION, OR EDITORIAL OFFICES; COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING SERVICES WHICH COVER THE PERIODICAL; AND TOPICS COVERED BY EACH PERIODICAL. SUPPLEMENTARY LISTS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESS: AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PERIODICALS COVERED BY EACH ABSTRACTING OR INDEXING SERVICE, A LIST OF PERIODICALS WHICH APPARENTLY ARE NOT ABSTRACTED OR INDEXED, A LIST OF PERIODICALS BY BROAD MAJOR TOPIC, AN AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PERIODICALS BY COUNTRY. ALL ENTRIES WERE CURRENT AS OF APRIL 1979. MATERIALS DEALING WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONS ARE INCLUDED; HOWEVER, LEGAL PERIODICALS NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE OMITTED. ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES RELATED TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE COVERED. SUBJECT HEADINGS RANGE FROM CORPORATE AND INDUSTRIAL SECURITY TO FORENSIC SCIENCE AND LEGAL MEDICINE, AND FROM SOCIAL CONTROL THEORY AND CRIMINALISTICS TO CORRECTIONS AND OFFENDER REHABILITATION. THEY COVER PENOLOGY, LEGAL PROCESSES, CRIMINAL LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--PRG)