About the Libraries: Libraries and Centers: Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice:
Description of Collection

The Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice constitutes one of the finest special collections of crime and criminal justice materials in the world. The library routinely collects copies of research and statistical reports from many state, federal and international criminal justice agencies. It maintains an extensive collection of dissertations relating to crime and criminal justice completed at American universities. In addition, a significant number of foreign language periodicals and books have been added to the library in recent years. The collection now consists of 80,000 monographs, 7,000 dissertations, 2,500 bound periodicals, 225 subscriptions to journals and periodicals, and 20,000 documents on microfiche.