The materials listed include items written for mass audiences as well as more technical documents. The topical areas covered include crime prevention, crime victims (violent crimes, battered adults, child abuse, homicide, etc.), the criminal justice system, gun control, juvenile delinquency, citizen action and community organizing, police and law enforcement, victimless crimes (alcoholism, drug addiction, prostitution), and volunteer training. Additional material covers offenders, ex-offenders, and prisons. Materials are listed by publication type for each topical area. The approximately 275 citations are not annotated. Pricing and availability information is not given.