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Criminology: Books and eBooks

A subject guide to Monash University Library's resources for students and researchers of Criminology.

Locating Books

Use Library Search to find eBooks and print books. eBooks are accessible online.

All print books in Monash Library have Call Numbers to organise them on the shelf. You can find every item's call number through Search. Staff at the Information Point can help with any problems.

 Useful Call Numbers for Criminology:

  • 323     Civil and political rights
  • 345     Criminal law
  • 360     Social problems and services; associations
  • ​364     Criminology
  • 365     Penal and related institutions

Reference Works

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks are important sources of information. Use them for definitions and explanations of key concepts of a topic. They can provide important background information such as the theoretical foundations and academic terminology for a topic.They are a very good starting point for researching an essay topic. Print format reference works are held in the Reference Collection of libraries. However some are online.