SOCIOLOGY 408: Spring 2003CRIMINOLOGY
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NOTE: The course syllabus and other related documents are available through Blackboard.
Current issues of the magazines listed below are also available for browsing at the library. All library journals and magazines are arranged alphabetically by title.
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keep in mind that online versions of magazines may not contain all of
the articles in a particular issues, or allow you full access to the entirity
of an article. To get the full text of the article, check our
list of journals and newspapers available online; then search for
your article in the appropriate database.
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Several of the library databases also contain popular press articles. Try Academic Search Elite and Periodical Abstracts in the A.C. Buehler Library Resources section below.
Click here for a collection of local newspapers available on the Internet, including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. These sites generally contain only the latest news.
The library subscribes to several databases that contain newspaper articles. Click here to see our subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune, NewsIllinois, and Newspaper Source.
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NOTE: Links to library resources listed below may not work when this page is accessed from off-campus. To use these resources, please go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College email login and password. If you do not know your E.C. account login and password, please see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC. Here is more information on accessing databases from off-campus. |
| Academic Search Elite | A general database that contains both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text. Be sure to evaluate the sources in these databases before using them. |
| Periodical Abstracts | A general database that contains both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text. Be sure to evaluate the sources in these databases before using them. |
| ProQuest Psychology Journals | Nearly 300 academic journals in psychology and related fields, all in full text. |
| Sociological Abstracts (1962-present) | A print reference source containing citations from sociology journals. It is shelved alphabetically in the Bound Periodicals section of the library. |
Use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm, and check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.
The articles below are available in the library, some via the article databases. If you are trying to access these articles from off campus, please go to the list Journals and Magazines Available Online and provide your Elmhurst College login and password. Choose the appropriate journal title and search for the articles listed below by typing in the article title in the search box.
Gangs/Organized Crime
Murder
Prevention: Drug Use and Violence
The library has a variety of print resources related to criminology. Please check Illinet Online for books on specific types of crimes or crime and justice in general. Some helpful subject headings include:
Contact the Reference Desk at 630-617-3173 if you need assistance.
Some reference books in the library that may contain useful information:
Criminal Justice Links (Florida State University) - A good starting place for various criminology topics - make sure to scroll down to the section "Major Pages Include."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service - A gateway to a variety of statistics and other resources in areas of justice such as criminal justice, drugs, juvenile justice, victims. This site also features a database of abstracts covering books and journals on justice issues.
Bureau of Justice Statistics - From the U.S. Department of Justice, this site contains statistics on crime, criminals and the justice system. See also "Data from other sources" for links to other statistics sites.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online - An online version of a publication produced by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this site contains data on criminal justice systems, public opinion on crime, types of offenses, demographics of criminals, court process and correctional issues.National Institute of Justice - A good site for finding the latest research on crime and justice. Full text of research reports are available, including Web links to other resources.Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center - A site containing information on offender characteristics, types of offenses, sentencing and demographics.
National Center for Victims of Crime - This site includes information on topics such as school crime, stalking, hate crimes, and provides links to other sites.
National Youth Gang Center - A project of the Institute for Intergovernmental Research which collects data and reviews legislation and literature on gangs.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - See the section JJ Facts & Figures to find statistics on juvenile justice, including areas such as gangs, corrections and violence and victimization
CJ Links - This site contains a collection of helpful links culled together by Professor Eugene Bouley.
Uniform Crime Reports - Uniform crime reports are generated by the FBI, and give lots of useful statistics on crime.
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