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Credo Reference helps you start your research with dictionaries of legal terms, handbooks in criminology, and histories of key cases.

Oxford Reference Encyclopedias: Criminology (free articles only)
- provides long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars.
21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook (Print)

... help you to understand specialized terms

Dictionary of Law
- clear, concise and fully up-to-date information on all aspects of civil, criminal and commercial law.
Dictionary of Criminology
- covers criminology and other areas of social studies such as law, economics and politics.
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- hosted by Athabasca University.
Dictionary of Canadian Law (Print)

... provide ready-made lists of books and articles on many topics

Justice Institute of BC Library
- subject lists of books, DVDs, videos and Audio-CDs on popular topics.
Canadian Police College Library
- the largest and most comprehensive collection of police-related publications in Canada

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