University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Collection Policy Manual, rev. ed
2003

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SUBJECT COLLECTIONS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE


Academic Program
 

B.S. and M.S in Criminal Justice. Interactions between police, courts and corrections, the role of criminal justice agencies in society, and the effects on society of alternative criminal justice policies are emphasized at the undergraduate level. More advanced study focuses on the legal, organizational, political, and behavioral frameworks for analyzing and understanding criminal justice policy, and the administration and operations of the criminal justice system. The nature and causes of crime, the justification and means of social control, and the evaluation of criminal justice programs are studied.

Collection Level
 

Advanced study.

Collection Profile

        The following LC classification range descriptions represent areas of concentration for criminal justice:
        HV (Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare. Criminology): Criminology (Victims of crime; Types of crimes (Terrorism; Gangs; Organized crime; Suicide; Rape; Family violence. Child abuse; Gambling; Financial crime; Computer crime); General by region or country); Criminal justice administration (Police; Private security services; Penology; Capital punishment; Juvenile offenders; Reformation of prisoners. Probation). Selectively collected categories: Criminology (Biography); Criminal justice administration (By region or country).
        KF (Law. United States): Narcotics; Alcohol.

Languages
 

Mainly English language materials.

Related Subject Collections
 
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology.

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