Penn State University Libraries - Criminal Justice

Getting Started with Criminal Justice Research

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries collect many materials related to the study and teaching of crime, law, and justice. Among the items that can be found at the libraries are books, maps, journals, videos, and electronic resources.

The collections reflect the focus of the Department of Sociology and Crime, Law, and Justice, with resources particularly concentrated in criminology, delinquency, social stratification, inequality, and statistical methods.

In addition, the Libraries have resources related to faculty interests, such as: criminal justice theory, deviant behavior, juvenile justice, law and society, life course studies, mental health, networks, occupations and professions, sentencing, social and environmental psychology, social disorganization, social psychology, social psychology of violence, and victimization.

To assist the community of Penn State faculty and students interested in exploring the field of crime, law and justice, this page has been developed to help you locate library resources.

The tables below will help you to find the right area for browsing the shelves to obtain print materials about Crime, Law, and Justice. To identify specific call numbers and shelf locations search The CAT, the Libraries' online catalog.