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Reference resources are great for coming up with ideas for paper topics, definitions, and more. Try browsing some of the resources listed below. You may also want to try looking at the topics list on the National Criminal Justice Reference Service website (link below). Try to find a topic that interests you - the more you are interested in a subject, the more you are likely to be engaged in the research process and the project itself.
Reference Resources
Please note that reference books are located on the first floor of Joyner Library and they cannot be checked out.
The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice by 
The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America by 
The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement by Click through this Powerpoint presentation in order to learn how to develop keywords to search a database.