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Criminology Resource Guide

Library and other resources for those learning about Criminology.

Facts

Print Reference

  • On shelves in the first floor Quiet Study Room
  • Scan the spine labels for: HV 6001 - HV 7220.5
  • Get titles, exact call numbers via the Minuteman Catalog

Digital Reference

Selected Reference Titles - click to access or get call #

Monographs (Scholarly Deep-Dive)

Print and eBooks

eBooks only

Print Only (on the shelves)

  • We use the Library of Congress (LOC) classification system of organizing books. 
  • Books that specialize in the field of criminology have call numbers that begin with the letters HV. 
  • Here is a breakdown of the Criminology portion of the LOC's HV section.
HV6001- HV7220.5    Criminology
  HV6035 - HV6197 Criminal anthropology
  HV6250 - HV6250.4   Victims of crimes
  HV6251 - HV6773 Crimes and offenses
  HV6430 - HV6433 Terrorism
  HV6432.7 Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
  HV6774 - HV7220 Crimes and criminal classes
  HV7231 - HV9960 Criminal Justice administration
  HV7431 Crime prevention
  HV7435 - HV7439 Gun control
  HV7551 - HV8280 Police, detectives
  HV8144.F43 Federal Bureau of Investigation
  HV8301 - HV9920 Prisons, corrections
  HV9051 - HV9230 Juvenile offenders

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