PLSC 3020/CRIM 302: The U.S. Criminal Justice System
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Choose the best keywords to describe your topic and combine them using AND - Title
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Type in the author's Last Name, First Name - Subject
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Subject Searching
Subject headings can help you find more books on the same or similar subject. Here are some subject headings relevant to your course.
- Law -- United States -- Cases
- Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections
- Constitutional law -- United States
- United States Supreme Court
- Legal research -- United States
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
- Crime and race -- United States
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
Find the Subject Headings of a Book
- Scroll down to the book "Details" section in the library catalog.
- Find the linked subject headings listed beside the "Subject" label.
- Use the links to see a list of all books in the library with the same subject heading.
