UWM Libraries Research and Course Guides: Urban Studies Research Resources: Law and Crime

Featured Reference Books

Find reference materials (in print and online) through the library catalog.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Call Number: REF HV6017 .E52 2002 v.1-4
ISBN: 002865319X
Publication Date: 2001-10-15
Reference (non-circulating; earlier editions are in the circulating collection).
Popular Culture, Crime and Social Control
ISBN: 1849507333
Publication Date: 2010

City, Municiple Codes and Ordinances

Wisconsin Ordinances and Codes
List of code and ordinances for cities, counties, and villages in Wisconsin, from the Wisconsin State Law Library
Municipal Code Corporation
This site has a free municipal code library.

Suggested Databases

The following are some of the law and crime databases that the UWM Libraries subscribes to. Some keywords you could use to begin your search are crime and "United States" (or the city or geographic area you are researching).

Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text contains more than 400,000 records selected from the most important sources within the discipline. Subject areas covered include: criminology; criminal justice; criminal law and procedure; corrections and prisons; police and policing; criminal investigation; forensic sciences and investigation; history of crime; substance abuse and addiction; probation and parole.
HeinOnline
Offers extensive access to legal and government materials. Includes Federal Register, U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Reports, state session laws, and more. Explore HeinOnline Subject Guides
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service has citations and abstracts to federal, state, and local government documents, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research in the field of criminal justice. Some publications are available in full text.
Nexis Uni
PLEASE NOTE: Subscribed access to Nexis Uni will cease June 30, 2022.
Nexis Uni provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES:
For News Access World News Research Collection.
For Business ProQuest One Business.
For Legal Westlaw or HeinOnline.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics presents data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 1000 tables.

Additional Criminal Justice Resources

Web Resources

Selected Law and Criminal Justice Web Sites

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Links

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Global Report on Crime and Justice

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

National Survey on Drug Use & Health

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics

U.S. Department of Justice

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

Law

United States

Federal Courts Finder

GPO Access

Westlaw Campus

Thomas (Legislative Information on the Internet)

Wisconsin

Milwaukee City Charter and Code Ordinances

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Court (Wisconsin)

WisBar Legal Research

Wisconsin Administrative Code & Register

Wisconsin Court System

Wisconsin State Legislature

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

General

FindLaw

Legal Information Institute

WashLaw Web