Finding Books and eBooks - Criminology and Policing
The majority of the Library's book collections are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some handy FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Where can I find my module readings?
Below are the main locations for print books in Criminology and Policing and their Shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Criminal Justice | 345.42 | Second Floor |
| Criminology | 364 | Second Floor |
| Law | 340 to 349 | Second Floor |
| Police Services | 363.2 | Second Floor |
| Political Science | 320 to 329 | Second Floor |
| Public Administration | 351 | Second Floor |
| Social Sciences | 300 | First Floor |
| Sociology | 301 | First Floor |
eBooks and Online Reference books
Key eBook collections for Criminology and Policing:
- Blackstone’s Professional Policing Online This link opens in a new window
eBooks, including handbooks and manuals, for the study of Policing.
- Sage Catalyst This link opens in a new window
Unlimited access to over 700 premium social science eTextbooks, including nearly 100 titles on research methods and study skills.
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Reference books written and compiled by the world’s leading scholars in their field.
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
eBooks and journals in a range of disciplines. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can filter your results by selecting the Refine option “Only show content I have access to".
- Social Theory This link opens in a new window
Covers writing from the eighteenth century to the present and includes key works by Durkheim, Weber, Habermas, Gilman, Foucault and Baudrillard.
