Crime & Deviance: Find Books and Videos

Using Google Books, you can search inside every page of the books in their database. You can then use the Find in a Library link to find out if we have the book you need in the Madigan Library.

The Library of Congress classification for crime and deviance is HV.  More specifically, HV is broken down as follows:

• HM811-821 Deviant behavior.  Social deviance
• HV1-9960 Social pathology.  Social and public welfare.  Criminology
• HV6201-6249 Criminal classes
• HV6250-6250.4 Victims of crime.  Victimology
• HV6251-6773.55 Crimes and offense
• HV6774-7220.5 Crimes and criminal classes
• HV7231-9960 Criminal justice administration
• HV7428 Social work with delinquents and criminals
• HV7431 Prevention of crime, methods, etc.
• HV7435-7439 Gun control
• HV7551-8280.7 Police.  Detectives.  Constabulary
• HV8035-8069 Special classes of crimes, offenses and criminals
• HV8079.2-8079.35 Police social work
• HV8301-9920.7 Penology.  Prisons.  Corrections
• HV9051-9230.7 The juvenile offender.  Juvenile delinquency.  Reform schools, etc.
• HV9261-9430.7 Reformation and reclamation of adult prisoners

Browsing in any of these areas may lead to the discovery of valuable material in addition to the specific items listed in this guide.