MERLOT Materials

This text is designed as a first course in criminal justice. It covers police, courts, and corrections, integrating the... see more

'Introductory Statistics follows the scope and sequence of a one-semester, introduction to statistics course and is... see more

Wiki book on cognitive psychology and neuroscience, not vetted

This is a Wikibook that is continually being updated by a variety of authors. 'Psychology is an academic and applied... see more

This is a textbook from OpenStax. 'Introduction to Sociology is intended for a one-semester introductory sociology... see more

Each chapter covers a period of historical time (e.g. a century). Sections within chapters describe what was going on in... see more

American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American Government... see more

American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American Government... see more

Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Human Social Life is a text for introductory courses on cultural sociology. The... see more

This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model –... see more

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

This is a free textbook offered by Saylor Foundation.  An undergraduate multi-state textbook for criminal justice,... see more

Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong... see more

Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong... see more

In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also... see more

 In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also... see more

This is a free, online textbook from Saylor Foundation. 'Human Relations by Laura Portolese-Dias addresses all of the... see more

Criminal Law begins with the foundations of law and the legal system and then extensively explores criminal laws and... see more

This is a free, online textbook from Saylor Foundation. "Charles Stangor's Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual... see more

Introduction to Psychology textbook.  DSM-5 compatible.  This text is a 3 times revised/adapted version of the Intro text... see more

This OPEN TEXTBOOK is for Politically-Oriented Web-Enhanced Research Methods for Undergraduates — Topics and Tools:... see more

This text is designed to be an introduction to legal research for criminal justice students.   ***It is a work in... see more

'Cognitive science arose in the 1950s when it became apparent that a number of disciplines, including psychology,... see more

"An ambitious description and critical analysis of the aesthetic pleasures of video game play, drawing on early... see more