Reference books provide background information on a topic, such as definitions of terms, key figures and events, and well written overviews. They can be a useful starting point for any research project, because they fill in missing knowledge about the topic or provide you with the language of the discipline.
Selected books from our Reference collection:
The Oxford Handbook of Ethnicity, Crime, and Immigration by 
The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime by 
Criminology (3 volumes) by 
The Oxford Handbook of Criminology by 
Criminal Psychology (4 volumes) by 
The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology by 
Titles include: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence; Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice; Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; plus more
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture by 
The Routledge Handbook of Technology, Crime and Justice by 
