Reference works, for example encyclopedias, are a great place to get an overview of your topic.
The Lakehead Library system provides access to many useful reference books for Criminology students. These include, but are not limited to:
Electronic Reference Works
Atlas of Adult Autopsy (2016)
Knight's Forensic Pathology (2015)
Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (2019)
You can also search for encyclopedia articles on your topic, in our large encyclopedia set collections found on this Dictionaries and Encyclopedias page. Popular ones include Credo, Gale, Oxford Reference Online, and Sage.
Print Reference works located at the Orillia Harvie Legacy Library