Most criminal justice books are located in the 300's on the 2nd floor of Kemp Library. Browse for books in:
You can also find CJ-related topics scattered throughout other sections such as Sociology (300's), Political Science (320's), Law (340's), and Public Administration (350's).
Here is a direct link to the library's catalog Primo!
This will search for books and a majority of the library's electronic holdings (electronic articles, etc.)
For example: gentrification and race
treatment or intervention
abuse not drug
In Primo, the truncation symbol is a " * ".
For example: child* will find records with the following words: child, children, childhood, etc.
Keywords are words that appear somewhere in the book, article or record.
Subjects describe what that book, article or document is about.
Keyword searches can be broader or more specific, it can be confusing, but they're a good way to start finding things. Once you have found something using a keyword search you can look at all the information for that book and see what subject headings are used. Remember that the subject heading will probably give you a better idea as to what the book is really about. You can then look for similar books by clicking on those subject headings.
Need a book that we don't have?
1) Try using E-Z Borrow: After logging in with your E-Card number, you can search for and request a book. Make sure it's a book, not an e-book version. Then you'll received an email when the book is ready to be picked-up at Kemp Library. It usually takes about 5 days.
2) If a book is not available through E-Z Borrow, then you can submit a book request through ILLiad. We use E-Z Borrow first since it's a regional borrowing network so you'll get the book faster than using ILLiad.