JUST 4610/6610: Juvenile Delinquency (Osterhoff)
This guide lists sources from AUM's Library which you can use for research on your topic. If you have questions, please:
- go to the Reference Desk on the Library's second floor
- call the Reference Desk at 334-244-3649 when we are open
- Ask A Librarian by e-mail
Reference Sources
Reference sources and librarians at the Reference Desk can help you:
- explore potential topics that interest you
- find background information on your chosen topic
- locate brief factual information like statistics, dates, names, and places quickly
- create a list of words that describe your topic (You'll need these when you search for books and articles on your topic.)
- determine the best sources for finding information on your topic
The reference sources listed here are a sample of what's available in the Reference Collection on the second floor of the Library.
- American Dictionary of Criminal Justice: Key Terms and Major Court Cases
Reference: HV 7411 .C48 2005- Criminal Justice and Criminology: Concepts and Terms
Reference: HV 7411 .C74 2002- Black's Law Dictionary
Reference: KF 156 .B53 2004- CQ Researcher
online
Reference: H 35 .E35- Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice
Reference: HV 6017 .E52 2002- Crime State Rankings
Reference Desk: HV 6787 .C752- Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
Reference: HV 9104 .E58 2003- Juvenile Crime
Reference: HV 9104 .F448 2003- Delinquency and Juvenile Justice: An International Bibliography
Reference: HV 9069 .H376 2004
Journal Articles
The entire text of articles from many journals is included in the Library's databases which are accessible off campus. If the text of an article is not in the database you are searching, you may be able to find it in another database by typing the journal title into:
- Serials Solutions (AUM)
If an article is not full text in any of the Library's databases, check the AUM Library Catalog to find out if the article is in the Library's Periodicals Collection on the second floor. The journals are arranged by call number. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance.
You can request articles not available in the Library or a database through Interlibrary Loan.
Criminal Justice & Sociology Databases/Abstracts
- Criminal Justice Periodicals (AUM)
- Criminal Justice Abstracts
Reference: HV 6001 .C67- Sociological Abstracts
Reference: HM 1.S67Legal Databases
- LegalTrac (AUM)
- LexisNexis Academic (AUM)
- Westlaw Campus (AUM)
General Databases
- Academic Search Premier (AUM)
- EBSCO Electronic Journals Service (AUM)
- Expanded Academic ASAP Plus (AUM)
- InfoTrac OneFile Plus (AUM)
- JSTOR (AUM)
- Oxford Journals (AUM)
- ScienceDirect (AUM)
Government Information
You'll find a wealth of criminal justice information and statistics in documents published by the federal and Alabama governments.
The AUM Library is a regional depository for federal government documents. Government Documents is located on the third floor of the Library, Phase I. Government information is also available full text on the Web.
Federal Government
- AUM Library Catalog
- GPO Access
- GPO Monthly Catalog (AUM) - select GPO from the OCLC FirstSearch screen
- FIRSTGOV.gov
- Department of Justice
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
- National Institute of Corrections: Juveniles
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
online edition
Government Documents Reference:
J 29.9/ 6- Statistical Abstract of the United States
online edition
Government Documents Reference: C3.134- Statistical Universe (AUM)
- Uniform Crime Reports
- Crime in the United States
online edition
Government Documents:
J 1.14/7Alabama
- Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
- Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs: Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety
- Statistical Analysis Center
- Statistical Universe (AUM)
Books
You can request books not available in the Library or netLibrary through Interlibrary Loan. Books may also be requested through Universal Borrowing.
- AUM Library Catalog - books in the Library
- NetLibrary (AUM) - eBooks online
- NetLibrary @ AUM - guide to using netLibrary
