Criminal Justice

Use the Kent Library Catalog to find books.

Some appropriate subject headings include:

      Corrections
      Crime
      Criminal justice, Administration of
      Criminal law
      Criminology
      Law enforcement
      Prisons
      Prisoners     

In addition, Southeast Missouri State University is a member of the MOBIUS consortium which provides access to millions of books from around the state within 3-5 business days.

Browse the shelves by call number. Use the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal* charts to get you in the right subject areas or try the following:

Library of Congress Classifications

Criminology: HV6001-7220.5

• Criminal anthropology: HV6035-6197
• Victims of crimes: HV6250-6250.4
• Crimes & offenses: HV6251-6773.55

Criminal Justice Administration: HV7231-9960

• Prevention of crime: HV7431
• Police: HV7551-8280.7
• Prisons & corrections: HV8301-9920.7
• Juvenile offenders: HV9051-9230.7

Criminal Law & Procedure: KB3790-4855

Dewey Decimal Classifications

• 340 Law
• 341 Law of nations
• 342 Constitutional & administrative law
• 343 Military, tax, trade & industrial law
• 344 Labor, social, education & cultural law
• 345 Criminal law
• 346 Private law
• 347 Civil procedure & courts
• 348 Laws, regulations & cases
• 349 Law of specific jurisdictions & areas

*Beginning summer 2018, Kent Library began transitioning from the Dewey Decimal system to the Library of Congress classification system. All new books are organized by Library of Congress call number, and eventually the entire collection will be migrated.