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Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide: Criminal Justice

Provides an overview of Open Educational Resources. Derived from UNCG's Open Educational Resources Libguide: https://uncg.libguides.com/oer

Recommended Repositories

Selected Titles:

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Type: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT: August 23, 2017
Date Modified in MERLOT: May 25, 2019
Author: Jason David, Andrea Allen, Scott Jacques 
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1324943

Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
Subject: Criminal Justice
Material Type:Textbook
Provider: OpenOregon
Author: Alison S. Burke, et al
From OER Commons. Can be remixed using tools on site.
https://www.oercommons.org/courses/introduction-to-the-american-criminal-justice-system/view

Criminal Justice: An Overview of the System
This text is designed as a first course in criminal justice. It covers police, courts, and corrections, integrating the juvenile justice system.
Source: Merlot
https://www.docmckee.com/WP/cj/criminal-justice-an-overview-of-the-system/


Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Manual
Subject: Criminal Justice
Material Type: Full Course
Provider: Utah Education Network
Author: Dave Milliken, James M. Winder
From OER Commons: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/introduction-to-the-american-criminal-justice-system

Title: Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
Author: Alison Burke, David Carter, Brian Fedorek, Tiffany Morey, Lore Rutz-Burri, and Shanell Sanchez
Source: Open Textbook Library
Link: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/688


Title: Digital Evidence and the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Author: Goodison, Sean E.;Davis, Robert C.;Jackson, Brian A.
Source: JSTOR Open Access Books
Link: https://login.proxy020.nclive.org/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt15sk8v3

Title: Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking
Author: Rod Gehl, Justice Institute of British Columbia, Darryl Plecas, University of the Fraser Valley
Type: Textbook
Source: BC Campus
https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/criminalinvestigation/