Recommended Multi-Subject Databases
These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Includes both scholarly and popular sources, updated daily.
Recommended Discipline-Specific Databases
These databases, and others you might be interested in searching, can be found on the Find Articles Guide.
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America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Articles from scholarly journals on American and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
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Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window(ProQuest) - Lots of scholarly journals articles, dissertations, books, and other information covering a wide variety of sociology topics. Useful for many Controversial Issues topics as well.
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SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window(EBSCO) - Identifies articles in all areas of sociology including anthropology, criminology, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, and urban studies.
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PsycInfo This link opens in a new window(ProQuest) - Indexes scholarly Psychology journals and other publications. For research on behavior and psychological profiles related to gang members and gang mentality.
Suggested Keywords
Try these keywords when searching for information about your topic.
- Alcohol prohibition
- Drug cartel
- Drugs
- Gangs
- Gang violence
- Juvenile delinquency
- Mafia
- Organized crime
- Prison gangs
- Traditional crime