Research Guides: Forensic Psychology: Start Your Research Here

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Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

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The Reference Collection includes a variety of different sources, such as: subject-focused encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, maps/atlases, statistical compendiums, dictionaries, and more. Look here to find introductory articles on subject-related topics. The broad perspective offered by such articles often proves helpful for narrowing research topics before pursuing more in-depth information.

This guide provides some recommendations for encyclopedias and other reference resources that might provide helpful information relating to your topic.

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Black's Law Dictionary, 10th edition

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology

Electronic Resource

The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science

Electronic Resource

The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Criminal Psychology

Electronic Resource.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR

Electronic Resource

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Dictionary of Forensic Psychology

Electronic Resource

Dictionary of Multicultural Psychology

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Dictionary of Psychology

Reference Collection (First Floor)

Dictionary of Psychology

Reference Collection (First Floor)

Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Encyclopedia of Perception

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment

Reference Collection (First Floor)

Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology

Electronic Resource

Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Handbook of Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties

Electronic Resource

The Handbook of Forensic Psychology

Electronic Resource

The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Humanistic Psychology

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Juvenile Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

Electronic Resource.

Handbook of Police Psychology

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Psychology

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
12 volume set.

Research Methods in Forensic Psychology

Electronic Resource.

The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Electronic Resource

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management

Electronic Resource

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

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DSM-V Online (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition; American Psychiatric Association)
"This is the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-V."
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning)
A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
Oxford Bibliographies Online
Kean University's subscription to Oxford Bibliographies provides subject modules focusing on Criminology, Education, Psychology, and Social Work. For these modules, "leading scholars have produced a literary guide to the most important and significant sources in an area of study they know best. The guides feature a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult."
Oxford Reference (Oxford University Press)
Contains facts, figures, definitions, quotations, and translations from 300+ Oxford reference titles, as well as in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the Oxford Companions series and Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
SAGE Knowledge
Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning)
Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Education, English, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. Also features Archival Films & Newsreels.
Psychotherapy.net
Features a library of streaming videos relevant for clinical psychology.

Psychological Tests and Measures Databases

The following databases provide information to identify psychological tests and measuring instruments.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) (OvidSP)
Provides "information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. HaPI...[helps] identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, client/patient assessment, class papers/projects, theses/dissertations, and program evaluation."
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) (VALE)
Offers reviews of standardized tests in education, business, psychology, and leadership. Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
PsycTESTS (EBSCOhost) (VALE)
“Serves as a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching.”

Forensic Psychology

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Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Black's Law Dictionary, 10th edition

Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5

Handbook of Psychology

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

Psychological Tests and Measures Databases

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