Research Guides: Criminal Justice: Writing & Citing

RefWorks Citation Management System (RefWorks)
Purdue Online Writing Lab
This handout provides an exhaustive list of style guide information for documenting sources in different disciplines. The handout is organized by discipline and includes both a link to the main organizational website and also a link for an online guide to using that style.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
ISBN: 9781433805615
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Staff (Editor)
Call Number: Online & Print - Z253 .U69 2010
ISBN: 9780226104201
Publication Date: 2010-08-01
This style manual is used in the humanities and social sciences.
MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2016
ISBN: 9781603292627
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Keys for Writers by Ann Raimes; Susan K. Miller-Cochran KEYS FOR WRITERS is a valuable resource for students in all disciplines throughout their college careers and beyond. The authors' concise presentation of key concepts, such as the writing process, critical thinking, grammar fundamentals, and integration and acknowledgment of sources, can help students in all college disciplines as well as in the workplace.
Call Number: PE1408 .R16 2014
ISBN: 9781111841751
Publication Date: 2013-01-31

Books on Writing

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology by Frank E. Hagan
Call Number: HV6024.5 .H33 2018
ISBN: 9780134558912
Publication Date: 2017-03-08
Everyday Genres by Mary Soliday
Call Number: PE1404 .S636 2011
ISBN: 9780809330195
Publication Date: 2011-02-07

The Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well This best-selling, eminently practical volume demystifies legal writing, outlines the causes and consequences of bad writing, and prescribes straightforward, easy-to-apply remedies that will make your writing readable. Usage notes address lawyers' most common errors, and editing exercises (with a suggested revision key that includes detailed explanations) allow you to test your skills, making this an invaluable tool for practicing lawyers as well as a sensible grounding for law students. This much-revised third edition contains examples of lawyers original prose and provides a robust set of techniques that you can use to shorten, sharpen, and shape the words that constitute your livelihood.New chapters in this edition cover such important topics as: - Getting to the point- Communicating digitally- Writing persuasively- Twenty-five common mistakes"
Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism This excellent new edition of The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism will continue to demystify the referencing process and provide essential guidance on making sure you are not committing plagiarism.