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Criminology

Focused information, content and Library resources for students and researchers in Criminology

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Finding Criminology books in the Library

All print books are allocated a classmark, a code describing the book's topic, which is printed on the spine or cover of the book. It is used to order the books on the shelves and bring together at the same place books on the same topic.  Our system  uses capital letters to indicate major subject areas. Classmark for resources on Criminology start with KDQO - Criminology and KDQP - Penology.  Further letter, numbers, stops and lower case letters are added to the main letter code to describe in more detail a book's topic.

Books are arranged on the shelf in the following order:

  Capitals   KDQO  
  Numbers     KDQO7   
  Stops     
  Lower Case     KDQOdw   

Numbers are ordered decimally, ie 1, 11, 2, 21, 3

There are separate sequences for oversize books and pamphlets. Make sure you check the location details on OneSearch:

Screenshot of an example of the sequence for Oversize books: e.g. A Floor Oversize KDQO (C)

Screenshot of an example of the sequence for pamphlets: e.g. A Floor Pamphlet KDQOYR (M)

 

Useful classmarks for Criminology

Below are some of the key classmarks in the area of criminology that may help you as you browse the shelves.

Subject Classmark
Crime Prevention KDQOA
Criminal Law SM500
Criminology KDQO
Detection of Crime KDQOB
Juvenile Delinquency KDQOJ
Penology, Punishment KDQP
Prisons KDQPI
Policing RUP
Victims of Crime KDQOZ

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