Welcome to the MPS resources guide!
Throughout the guide's sections you'll find our suggestions for key resources and information for MPS course subject areas.
To get you started, here are the key shelfmark areas in the library for MPS resources. Generally you will find MPS resources at shelfmarks beginning with HV (books - floor 1 and journals - floor 3) and K (these are Law books and journals which are housed together in the Law Library, floor 3).
| Subject | Shelfmark |
| Criminology (generally) | HV6001-7220.5 |
| Police. Detectives. Constabulary | HV7551-8280.7 |
| Penology. Prisons. Corrections | HV8301-9920.7 |
| Jurisprudence - Criminology | KA100-199 |
| Public law - Criminal law and procedure | KM500-690 |
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