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Online Writing Help

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is an excellent online source for writing guides. Handouts for major citation styles are linked below:

Criminology News

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Criminology Blog

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The library system at UF has a huge amount of information on various criminology topics. It can be difficult to know where to start. Use this guide to get familiar with some hand-picked resources to help you with your research assignments. This guide will recommend books, journals, databases, videos, websites, and more! If you would like more help, contact your subject librarian or contact the Research Assistance Desk at Library West. Good luck and happy searching!

Legal Information Center

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Style Guides

Below are style guides used in many courses. You may want to invest in your own copies of the guides you will use most often when you write class papers. Print copies of these guides are available in UF Libraries.

Style Guide, 3rd Ed. - American Sociological Association

Call Number: HM569.A54 2007

ISBN: 0912764309

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Ed. - American Psychological Association

Call Number: BF76.7.P83 2010

ISBN: 1433805596

Also called the "APA Manual."

MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 7th Ed. - Modern Language Association of America

Call Number: LB2369.G53 2009

ISBN: 1603290249

A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers, 7th Ed. - Kate Turabian

Call Number: LB2369.T8 2007

ISBN: 0226823369

Also called "Turabian Style."

Criminology on the Web

Careers in Sociology by W. Richard Stephens, Jr.
Wondering what to you can do with your degree? Read this book chapter on criminal justice online. UF Libraries also has a print copy.
Corrections Library -- National Institute of Corrections
Access unpublished materials developed by correctional agencies, including research reports and analyses, program descriptions and evaluations, and staff training materials. The collection also includes journals, newsletters, published books and monographs, video and audio tapes, and reference sources.
Death Penalty Information Center
This non-profit organization provides facts, reports, articles, and other publications on issues concerning capital punishment.
Online Books Page (Criminology)
An index of thousands of online books freely readable on the Internet. Browse lists of books in criminology and related topics.
Prentice Hall's Cybrary: The World's Criminal Justice Directory
Provided by the National Institute of Corrections. A collection of links on criminal justice topics, including: community corrections, death penalty, forensics (criminalistics), gangs, gun control, and more.