A Guide to Sources of Texas Criminal Justice Statistics (Volume 6) (North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series) - Softcover

Harnsberger, R. Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574413147 ISBN 13: 9781574413144

Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 2011

Synopsis

This reference work was compiled as a resource for those needing assistance in locating Texas criminal justice statistics. R. Scott Harnsberger has compiled more than 600 entries describing statistical sources for Texas crime; criminals; law enforcement; courts and sentencing; adult and juvenile corrections; capital punishment and death row; victims of crime; driving/boating under the influence; traffic fatalities; substance abuse and treatment; polls and rankings; and fiscal topics such as appropriations, revenues, expenditures, and federal aid.

The sources for these statistics originate primarily, but not exclusively, from federal and State of Texas agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, and departments. The following types of publications are included: annual, biennial, and biannual reports; reports issued in series; analytic and research reports; statistical compilations; budgets and other fiscal documents; audits, inspections, and investigations; census publications; polls; projections; rankings; surveys; continuously updated online resources; and datasets.

Harnsberger has annotated the entries to provide sufficient detail to enable users to decide whether the listed resources merit further investigation. Additional notes contain URLs and information regarding the scope of the published data; title changes; related publications; and the availability of earlier data, previous editions, online tables, and datasets.

This book will prove to be a valuable resource for students, faculty, researchers, government officials, and individuals in the law enforcement, correctional, and judicial professions.

About this title

About the Author

R. SCOTT HARNSBERGER was formerly an associate professor and government documents librarian (now retired) at the Newton Gresham Library, Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy, and M.A. in Library Science, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of two books in Greenwood Press's Art Reference Collection, one book in the University of North Texas Press's Crime and Criminal Justice Series, and several articles in library science periodicals.

Review

“Harnsberger’s work is comprehensive, accurate, and informative—the essence of what reference books should be.”--Frank P. Williams III, professor of criminal justice, University of Houston-Downtown

 "This volume is recommended for reference collections and college libraries."—Reference & Research Book News.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1574413147
• ISBN 13: 9781574413144
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 306