SOCIOLOGY 408: Spring 2008

CRIMINOLOGY
Dr. Brenda Forster

NOTE: The course Basic Syllabus, Handbook and other related documents are available through Blackboard.

What information is on this Web page?

WRITING AND CITATION ASSISTANCE

Using and Evaluating Information Sources

Citing Information

American Sociological Association Citation Guidelines - from an instructor at Longwood College
ASA Style Guide - from California State Los Angeles; contains examples of citing web resources
ASA Style Guide, 2nd ed. (808.066301 A512a 1997)
College Writing and Citing: American Sociological Review - Web resources selected by EC librarians

Where to Go for Help

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POPULAR PRESS CRIME NEWS ANALYSIS

Internet Versions of Some Popular News Magazines

Current issues of the magazines listed are also available for browsing at the library. All library journals and magazines are arranged alphabetically by title.

Internet Versions of Newspapers

Please keep in mind that online versions of magazines and newspapers may not contain all of the articles in a particular issues, or allow you full access to the entirety of an article.

How do I get the full text of a news article?

Check the library's list of Full Text Electronic Journals by searching for the title of the magazine you are looking for
Several newspapers are available full-text online, some going as far back as 1851
- Chicago Tribune - goes back to 1985; use the Historical interface for older articles
- The Wall Street Journal - goes back to 1985
- New York Times - goes back to 1999; use the Historical interface for older articles
- Lexis-Nexis Academic - allows access to articles from newspapers all over the world

Several of the library databases also contain popular press news articles. Try Academic Search Premier and Periodical Abstracts (which are also listed below for the Oral Report & Final Analysis).

Approved Articles
Use of any of these articles does not require instructor "approval."

Topic	Article
Child Murder	Esposito, Stefano, Annie Sweeney and Dan Rozek. 2005. "Boy's last words: 'What's going on?' Suburban mom held after children stabbed 500 times." Chicago Sun-Times Apr. 29, 2005. Available from Lexis-Nexis Academic - search by article title.
Insurance Fraud	Main, Frank and Steve Patterson. 2005. "Cop Accused of Ordering Killing." Chicago Sun-Times Jul. 16, 2005. Available from Lexis-Nexis Academic - search by article title.
Mass Murder by Students	Maag, Chris and Sarah Sturmon Dale. 2005. "The Devil in Red Lake." Time 165(14): 35-37. Sklaroff, Sara et al. 2005. "Horror in Red Lake." U.S. News and World Report 138(12): 28-29.
Organized Crime	"Feds Zero in on Video Poker Kings", Chicago Sun Times, Feb 20, 2005 --in Lexis Nexis, search using title and "Sun Times" as search terms
Arson	"Fire Lieutenant Charged with Arson" Chicago Sun Times, Feb 11, 2005 -- --in Lexis Nexis, search using title and "Sun Times" as search terms
Incest	"Worst Case of Child Molestation Imaginable" Chicago Sun Times, March 17, 2006 --in Lexis Nexis, search using title and "Sun Times" as search terms
Child Porn	"Area Man Broadcast Live Child Porn" Chicago Sun Times, March 16, 2006 --in Lexis Nexis, search using title and "Sun Times" as search terms
Political Crime	Pound, Edward T. 2005. "Following the Old Money Trail." U.S. News and World Report 138(12): 30-31.

If you cannot link to the articles using the links above:
- Go to the Full Text Electronic Journals List
- Do a search for the title of the periodical
- Select the appropriate year, month, and day of the issue, and browse for your article.

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ORAL REPORT & FINAL ANALYSIS

A.C. Buehler Library Resources

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, then click the Off Campus Users where you can connect to appropriate resources 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.

Finding Journal Articles in Library Databases

Academic Search Complete - 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.
JSTOR - An online library which does not include current issues of journals, but is an electronic archives of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence.
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.
Sage Journals - Database of journals in Sociology and Criminology. many of these journals are also indexed in Academic Search Complete, so you may end up here.
SocIndex - General index of sources in sopciology research. Limited full text access.
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.

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Books (I-Share)

Use I-Share (formerly Illinet Online) to find books on specific types of crimes, or crime and justice in general.
Subject headings can help you focus your search:

Crime
Crime Prevention
Criminology
Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention
Violence in the Workplace
Gangs
Justice, Administration of -- United States
Capital punishment --United States

Reference books can be sources of bibliographies and statistics.

Crime in America's Top Rated Cities: A Statistical Profile, R364.973 C9291997
Drug Abuse Sourcebook, R362.29 D794as
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, R364.03 E56 2002
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, R346.03 E56
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice, R364.3603 E56
The Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse, R362.2903 E561992
Gale Virtual Reference Library - over 30 reference works, including the Encyclopedia of Sociology, are available
Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, R364.36 S675j
Statistical Handbook on Violence in America, R 303.60973021 S797
Credo Reference - Allows you to access over 150 different reference works full-text online

Other books that are available for checkout:
- Agnew, Robert. Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control, 2nd ed. (2005). 364.36 A273J 2005
- Agnew, Robert. Pressured Into Crime: an Overview of General Strain Theory (2006). 364.3 A273p
- Agnew, Robert. Why Do Criminals Offend?: a General Theroy of Crime and Delinquency (2005). 364.201 A273w
- Bondeson, Ulla. Alternatives to imprisonment : intentions and reality 364.68 B711A 2002
- Gottfredson, Michael R. and Travis Hirschi. A General Theory of Crime (1990). 364 G685g
- Henry, Stuart and Mark M. Lanier. The Essential Criminology Reader (2006). 364 L287e 2004 supp.
- Hirschi, Travis. Causes of delinquency 364.2 H669C 2002
- Miller, J. Mitchell. Criminological Theory: a Brief Introduction (2006). 364.01 M648c
- Messerschmidt, James W. Masculinities and Crime: Critique and Reconceptualization of Theory (1993). 364 M584m
- Simons, Ronald L. Families, Delinquency, and Crime: Linking Society's Most Basic Institution to Antisocial Behavior (2005). 364.36 S611f
- Wilcox, Pamela. Criminal Circumstance: a Dynamic Multicontextual Criminal Opportunity Theory (2003). 364 W667c
- Williams, Franklin P. Criminological Theory (2004). 364.2 W723c 2004

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Journal Articles on selected crimes

Topic	Article
Organized Crime	Godson, Roy and William Olson. 1995. "International organized crime." Society 32(2): 18-29.
Gangs	Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. 1997. "The social organization of street gang activity in an urban ghetto." American Journal of Sociology 103(1): 82-111.
Murder	Cao, Liquin, Anthony Adams and Vickie J. Jensen. 1997. "A test of the black subculture of violence thesis: a research note." Criminology 35(2): 367-379. Available in the library periodicals section on the lower level Gerbner, George. 1994. "Television violence: power or peril." In Gender, Race and Class in Media: A Text-Reader. Library call number 306.7 G325r Liska, Allen E., John R. Logan, and Paul E. Bellair. 1998. "Race and violent crime in the suburbs." American Sociological Review 63(1): 27-38. Martinez, Jr. Ramiro. 1996. "Latinos and lethal violence: the impact of poverty and inequality." Social Problems 43(2): 131-146. Parker, Robert Nash and Randi S. Cartmill. 1998. "Alcohol and homicide in the United States 1934-1995--or one reason why U.S. rates of violence may be going down." Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 88(4): 1369-1398. Sampson, Robert. 1987. "Urban black violence: the effect of male joblessness and family disruption."American Journal of Sociology 93(2): 348-382. Stolzenberg, Lisa and Stewart J. D'Alessio. 2000. "Gun availability and violent crime." Social Forces 78(4): 1461-1482.
Prevention: Drug Use and Violence	Jewell, Jeremy, Stephen Hupp, and Greg Luttrell. 2004. "The Effectiveness of Fatal Vision Goggles: Disentangling Experiential Versus Onlooker Effects." Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education 48(3): 63-85. Skiba, David, Jacquelyn Monroe, and John S Wodarski. 2004. "Adolescent Substance Use: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Prevention Strategies." Social Work 49(3): 343-54. Weisz, Arlene N., and Beverly M Black. 2001. "Evaluating a sexual assault and dating violence prevention program for urban youths." Social Work Research 25(2): 89-102.

Internet Sources on Criminology

General Resources

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.
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center - A site containing information on offender characteristics, types of offenses, sentencing and demographics.
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.
National Center for Victims of Crime - This site includes information on topics such as school crime, stalking, and 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 Statistical Briefing Book for statistics pertaining to juvenile crimes and justice.
Terrorism and Crime Studies - from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, a collection of studies dealing with such topics as crime syndicates, narcotics trafficking, and terrorism.
Topics in Crime Prevention - this site from McGruff and the National Crime Prevention Council is a vast collection of resources pertaining to crime prevention.
Crimes & Courts Coverage Bibliography - geared towards journalists, this bibliography from the Poynter Institute contains a variety of print and electronic resources on crime and the criminal system.
Electronic Reading Room - a collection of FBI files on a variety of people, made public thanks to the Freedom of Information Privacy Act.
Institute for Criminal Justice Studies: Web Links - a wide assortment of web resources.
INTERPOL - the Internationl Police Organization (INTERPOL) provides basic information from an international perspective on a variety of crimes, including counterfeiting, drug trafficking, art theft, and organized crime.
Librarians' Internet Index: Crime - subdivided by topic, this well-respected resource for reputable links is a portal to more information on a variety of topics pertaining to crime and crime prevention.