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SOC 487: Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice

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Welcome to SOC 487: Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice

Welcome to the Sociology Guide! This page on the Sociology Libguide is specifically designed to assist with SOC 487. Think of it as a one-stop-shop for all your research needs. Take a look through this page and other tabs throughout the Sociology guide for research help.

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Databases

  • Criminal Justice Collection
    Criminal Justice Collection provides access to academic journals and magazines on topics in criminal justice and related fields. Key subjects covered in the database include law, law enforcement, security, and terrorism. The Criminal Justice Collection makes research easy by bringing together information from more than 250 journals.
  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
    The NCJRS, a federally sponsored information clearinghouse, provides access to the world's largest law enforcement and criminal justice database.
  • Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
    Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
  • Sociological Abstracts
    Sociological Abstracts indexes and abstracts research literature published worldwide in journals and other serial publications.

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Writing Help

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