Policy Last Updated: January 1, 2010 Subject: Criminology, Law and Society PurposeThe Collection Development policy is a used as a guide to shape relevant collections and to ensure consistency in collection development. The decision to purchase library materials is primarily the responsibility of the Collections Librarian in consultation with faculty in the Department.This policy has been developed by Michael Skelton, the Collections Librarian, in cooperation with and endorsed by Lauren Eisler, the Department Faculty Library Liaison and the Department Chair.FocusTo support teaching, study and research up to the Honours B.A. and M.A. levels. As program offerings generally reflect faculty areas of competence, the collection also supports faculty research interests.ScopeLanguage: primarily English language materials are collected.Place of Publication: priority is given to materials from Canadian or American publishers followed by British and European publishers.Dates of Publication: emphasis of ongoing purchases is on current publications.Chronological Period: coverage is from the 19th Century forward.Geographical Areas: priority is given to works with a North American focus, with secondary emphasis on British and European matters.Publishers: works from scholarly and academic publishers are emphasizedTypes, formats, and readership of materials collectedMaterials with academic-level readership are selected.Web-based formats for reference sources, journals and indexing sources are preferred. Print and microform are considered for reason of cost, availability, expected use or long term access.Single copies of books in print formats are generally selected. Web-based formats are selected on a title by title basis, especially if the title is of interest to users at multiple Laurier campuses. Duplication of print across Laurier campuses 2 is generally avoided.Excluded types include textbooks, abridgements, study aids, limited editions, works by vanity presses, reprints and partial contents (eg. single issues of journals, electronic versions of single chapters of books).Subjects collected and collecting prioritiesCollecting priorities are categorized into 3 levels:A - highest emphasisThe collection includes major published materials required to support the core teaching and research at the highest degree level offered by the Department.B - secondary emphasisThe collection includes a selection of materials to complement the discipline as a whole, although it may not be a primary focus for courses.C - selective emphasisMaterials, including reference materials and basic journals and indexes are collected to introduce and define an area.Subjects collectedClassificationCollecting priorityInternational perspectives on injusticeHM146AWar on drugsHV5840 (Canada); HV5825 (US)BCollected works (nonserial)HV6015 - HV6016BTheory and methodologyHV6018ACritical criminologyHV6019AHistory of the science  General worksHV6021CBy region or countryHV6022CBiographies (criminologists)HV6023CCommunications in criminology  General worksHV6023.5AInformation servicesHV6023.6BComputer network resources (including the internet)HV6023.8BCriminology  General works, treatises. (English)HV6025CCriminal anthropology  General worksHV6035CEnglishHV6036CCriminal types  General worksHV6045AFemale offendersHV6046AHabitual criminals, recidivistsHV6049ADelinquent women, female offendersHV6557; HV6517; HV8738ACriminal anthropometry  General worksHV6065CSpecial, Bertillon method, general worksHV6068CPhotography of criminalsHV6071; TR822CFinger printsHV6074CCriminal psychologyRC451.4; P68 (criminal psychiatry)AGeneral worksHV6080BCriminal responsibilityHV6083APrison psychologyHV6089BExamination of exceptional criminalsHV6112 - HV6113BCauses of crime, criminal etiologyHV6115 - HV6190AVictims of crime, victimologyHV6250.2 - 6250.4; Y68ACriminal ethnography (general - by race - Indians - North America)HV6194; E98 C87ACrimes and offences  General worksHV6251AOffenses against the environmentHV6401 - HV6405ACrimes against the person (general works)HV6493BHomicide, murder, etc.  Collected worksHV6499BHistory (general works)HV6505BHistory (modern general works)HV6511AHistory (19th - 20th century)HV6513AGeneral worksHV6515BWoman murderers (including woman serial murderers)HV6517 - HV6535ASex crimesHV6556 - HV6593BRitual abuseHV6625.5BCrimes against propertyHV6638 - HV6700BOffenses against public moralsHQ 101+ (prostitution); HV5001+ (alcoholism, tobacco, drug habits)BRitual abuseHV6625.5CDomestic violenceHV6626AGeneral worksHV6705BGamblingHV6708 - HV6727; GV1247; GV1301+; HG4626; HG6001+BCommercial crimes, financial crimes (including white collar crimes)HV6763 - HV6773.55ACrimes and criminal classes  History (general works)HV6779AHistory (early)HV6781BHistory (19th - 20th century)HV6783AGeneral worksHV6789CBy region or countryHV6801 - HV7220.5CCriminal justice administration  Collections of monographs, essays, etc...HV7405 - HV7407ACommunication of informationHV7412 - HV7412.4BGeneral worksHV7419APolice, detectives, constabulary  History (general works)HV7903CHistory (early through 1800)HV7906CHistory (1801 - )HV7909ACommunity policingHV7936; C83APolice misconduct (corruption)HV7936 C85ARacial profilingHV7936 HV8141APolicy duty, methods of protection  General worksHV8031CInvestigations of crimes, examination and identification of prisoners  General works (includes geographic profiling)HV8073CIdentification of documents, proof of handwritingHV8074 - HV8076CIdentification of other objects CBloodstain patterns (blood stain analysis)HV8077.5 B56; RA1061CClothingHV8077.5 C6CFootprints, footwear impressionsHV8077.5 F6 GlassHV8077.5 G55CHairHV8077.5 H34CInvestigation and detection of special crimesHV8079BPolice  General works, history and description (early)HV8135BGeneral works, history and description (19th - 20th century)HV8138ABy regions or countries (other than the United States)HV8157 - HV8280.7CPenology, prisons, corrections, and documents  United StatesHV8311 - HV8395BOther regions or countriesHV8395 - HV8480BCollected works, generalHV8491AHistory of penal scienceHV8497 - HV8532AForms of punishment (early)HV8545 - HV8654AForms of punishment (modern)HV8693 - HV8749APrison methods and practiceHV8751APrison reform  Congresses (international)HV7243ACollections (international)HV8971AHistory of the movementHV8975AReform literature (early through 1850)HV8980BReform literature (1851 - )HV8980BJuvenile offenders, juvenile delinquency, reform schools, etc...HV9051 - HV9230.7AOffender rehabilitationHV 9272 – HV 9276; HV 9304; HV9307 – HV 9210 (Canada); HV 9303 – HV 9306 (US)ARehabilitation - methods of assistanceHV9281 - HV9288APrison industrial complexHV 9501 – HV9510 (Canada); HV 9471 – HV 9473 (US)AJustice, equality before the law (restorative justice)JC578ALegal / political corruptionJF1081; JF1525 C66BHistory of lawK140 - K165AAdministration of justice, organization of the judiciary systemK2100BJudicial error (wrongful conviction)K5560 (US); KE9440 (Canada)ACriminal law and procedureKB3790 - KB4855AProsecutorial misconductKD8045AInformantsKE8468 (Canada); KF9665 (US)BJurisprudenceKF213AFalse confessionsKF9664BForfeitureKF9747CLegal ethicsKK8004; KD479 - KD482AInternational criminal courts and tribunalsKZ6304 - KZ6332AMass media and criminal justiceP96 C 74P96 C742ACrime in mass mediaPN4784 C8AJunk scienceQ175.37CRecovered memory syndromeRC455.2ASex offenders - rehabilitation treatmentRC560; HV6556ASubstance abuse - offender treatmentRC564AViolent offender - treatmentRC569.6 V55ARelated programs and supportConsortial purchases with the TriUniversity Group of Libraries (Guelph, Waterloo, Laurier university libraries), with the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and on a national level, are pursued. 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