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How and Where To Find the Facts - Researching Criminology

NCJ Number
91879
Author(s)
J E Whitehouse
Date Published
1983
Length
51 pages
Annotation
This guide to bibliographies, abstracts, catalogs, directories, indices, journals, and professional associations is intended to help researchers determine what information sources are available.
Abstract
The first part of the guide describes sources for researching the criminal justice system. There are listings covering attitude surveys, research centers, research methods, how to obtain a grant, how to get published, a wide variety of statistical sources, and materials covering writing. Directories list the names of persons, institutions, professional associations, libraries, and other information sources. General research sources describe a number of nonspecific areas which should be covered by the researcher. Some of these include archives, conference publications, dissertations, microfilms, photographs, and pamphlets. The list of bibliographies describes volumes that lead to thousands of individual listings. The list of periodicals and journals is designed to make available timely information.

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