Books, historical documents, biographies, and other materials on this page dedicated to the study of crime, justice, and punishment.
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Topics – True Crime Books PDF – Criminology Books PDF
Click on any topic to find dozens, or even hundreds, of related books at Internet Archive (archive.org). Publication dates range from 1800s to 2024. Download pre-1930 books, and register at Internet Archive for free to read modern books online.
True Crime PDF
Criminal Justice Books PDF
- Administration of Justice
- Assassination
- Capital Punishment
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
- Commercial Crimes
- Corporations – Corrupt Practices
- Crime Investigation
- Crime prevention
- Crimes without Victims
- Criminal Behavior
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Statistics
- Criminals
- Criminals – Identification
- Criminology
- DNA Fingerprinting
Crime and Justice Audio Books
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Crime and Justice
Open Access – Criminal Justice Books PDF Free Download
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Criminal Justice PDF Free Download – Criminology Books PDF
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