SOCIOLOGY 342: Criminology
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Statistical Sources Journal/Research Articles
Sources for Statistical Information about issues related to:
Gun control
Prostitution
Death Penalty
Marijuana Use
Injury Facts HA217 .A4 (lastest issue in Main Ref. 2nd floor Research West area.)
Includes information about how many people were injured or killed by handguns (see firearms" in index) and other accidents.
Uniform Crime Reports – see Crime in the U.S.
Includes statistics on arrests for prostitution and drug abuse.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
See categories under “Crime & Victims,” “Special Topics- Drugs & Crime" and "Special Topics- Firearms and Crime,” “Courts & Sentencing”
Gun Laws, Gun Control & Gun Rights
Resource for individuals on all sides in the ongoing controversy over the legal status of guns in the United States. See "Statistics and Reports."
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Includes “Public Opinions,” “Crime, Victims,” “Arrests, seizures,” “Courts, prosecution, sentencing,” “Parole, jails, prisons, death penalty.”
Polling the Nations
Search by keywords in the Full Text search box. Gives you questions and poll result.
STD Surveillance 2000
Trends in reportable sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, 2004
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Source of many statistics gathered by the U.S. government. Search the index to find the needed Table number.
Public Agenda (Inside Source for Public Opinion and Policy Analysis)
Gathers public opinion data from a wide variety of sources including surveys conducted by most major opinion research organizations.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Newspapers and Polling information.
- For Newspapers- Step 1: Select “General News” ; Step 2: “Major Papers” ; Step 3: type your search terms ; Step 4: Change dates from last 6 months (the default) to previous 5 or 10 years.
- For Polls: Step 1: From main Academic Universe Page, select “Reference” listed on left side of page ; Step 2: Select “Polls & Surveys” ; Step 3: Type search terms; Step 4. Change date last 6 months to last 10 years
Journal/Research Articles
Search Strategy Builder
Use to organize your search terms and search strategy
Sociological Abstracts
Source for journal articles by researchers reporting about their research. Includes articles from research journals, dissertations, and conference proceedings. Links to full-text for many articles or use 
ABI/Inform
Source for both popular and scholarly articles about topics related to business. What business aspects relate to your topics? Links to full-text for many articles or use
Political Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Political science, public policy, international law · Abstracts of journal articles, books. Links to full-text for many articles or use
Academic Search Complete
Source for both popular and scholarly articles in all subject areas. Links to full text for many articles. Links to full-text for many articles or use
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