VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

FALL 1999

BOOKS AND READINGS

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SAVING MONEY, BEFORE YOU GO TO THE BOOKSTORE AND BUY: You might want to check out some on-line sources for buying books. Texts that MIGHT be cheaper on-line include

• Karmen

     AMAZON.COM is a proven, reliable source for book purchases. Remember: you will have to pay extra for shipping, and you need a credit card and an email address to place an order.
     VARSITYBOOKS.COM is a new outfit run by some young entrepreneurs. I have NO information about their reliability. I don't know how fast they ship. I don't know if they have everything in stock they say they do.
     NOTE: I, of course, recommend Temple University Bookstore as your most reliable and reputable textbook source. I neither endorse nor recommend AMAZON.COM or VARSITYBOOKS.COM. I do, however, want my students to save money wherever possible
     PLEASE NOTE: I do not know what the Bookstore is charging for the OVC report, but the entire report is available on-line if you want to get to it that way. Do NOT try and download the entire document, as it is over 500 pages; rather, download it chapter by chapter. Here is the web site where you want to go:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/new/directions/

YOU SHOULD BUY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

Karmen, Andrew (1996). Crime Victims. (3rd edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth

Office for Victims of Crime (1999). New Directions from the Field: Victims Rights and Services for the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice

The following titles are recommended. The first is recommended if I think or you think you need help with your writing. The second is recommended if I think or you think you need help with your web searching skills. You can find them in the bookstore either under CJ141 OR under CJ 330

Gary Provost (1994) 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing. New York: Signet

Criminal Justice Distance Learning Consortium (1999). The Definitive Guide to Criminal Justice and Criminology on the World Wide Web. Saddle River: Prentice Hall.

OTHER READINGS
You will be retrieving numerous articles from on-line sources. In addition, you will be retrieving journal articles via on-line searches. I will give you directions on where to find these readings as the semester progresses.