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Violence and the American Judicial System

 

Your search for information on violence and the American judicial system can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources. 

 Books

Use the Library Catalog to find books on your subject.  Suggested subject headings include:

Aggressiveness

Dating violence

Single-parent families

Aggressiveness – psychology

Family violence

Violence

Capital punishment

Fatherless families

Violence in adolescence

Children and violence

Gun control

Violence in children

Criminal behavior – Research

Insanity – Jurisprudence

Violence in mass media

Criminal investigation – Psychological aspects

Juvenile delinquency

Violence in motion pictures

Criminal methods – Research

Prisons

Violence on television

Criminal psychology

Rape

Violent crimes

Criminals – Rehabilitation

School violence

 

 

 

Listed below are reference books that may be useful in your research.

 

Congressional Quarterly’s Desk Reference on American Criminal Justice

REF  HV9950 .B364 2001

 

Crime and Criminals

REFDESK  HV6789 .C6887 2000

 

Criminal Justice

REFDESK  HV9950 .C74324 2003

 

The Encyclopedia of American Prisons

REF  HV9471 .S54 2003

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice

REF  HV6017 .E52 2002

 

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior

REF  HV6017 .E53 2001

Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights

REF  KF3941 .A68 U88 2000

 

Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice

REF  HV9104 .E58 2003

Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict

REF  HM886 .E53 1999

 

Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law

REF  HV7436 .G8783 2002

School Violence

REFDESK  LB3013.3 .S376 2000

 

School Violence: A Reference Handbook

REF  LB3013.3 .K68 1997

Single Parents: A Reference Handbook

REF  HQ759.915 .K56 1999

 

Statistical Handbook on Violence in America

REF  HN90 .V5 S833 1996   

Statistics on Weapons and Violence

REF  HN90 .V5 S834 1996

 

Violence and the Media: A Reference Handbook

REF  P96 .V5 N48 1996

Violence in America: An Encyclopedia

REF  HN90 .V5 V5474 1999

 

Violence: Opposing Viewpoints

REFDESK  HN90 .V5 V5494 2001

Violent Children

REFDESK  HQ784 .V55 V55 2000

 

Violent Children: A Reference Handbook

REF  HQ784 .V55 K56 1995

 

 

Online Journal and Reference Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic. To find articles on your topic, use one of the online indexes listed below. They are available at http://www.cerritos.edu/library/http://www.cerritos.edu/library/e-resources.html . Use subject headings similar to those used to locate books. The Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles.

EbscoHost Ethnic Newswatch
FACTS.com Gender Watch
Newsbank InfoWeb RAND California

See the Library Internet Resources handout for a complete description of our online resources.

The Library also has print indexes that must be used to find older articles published before 1985 and scholarly articles in selected subject areas. Print indexes are shelved in the Reference section. Some examples include:

Education Index Humanities Index
Los Angeles Times Index New York Times Index
Readers’ Guide Social Sciences Index

 

 

Internet Sites

 

Google Search Engine

http://www.google.com

 

On the Google home page you can type your keywords and click on Google Search to go directly to Internet sites.

 

Google also offers a Subject Directory, if you prefer. On the Google home page, click on more>> and then click on Directory. Next click on Society, then Issues, then Violence and Abuse. Select the category that interests you. You will get a list of useful links.

 

 

Additional Internet Sites:

 

APA Online Public Affairs

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/

APA Online Public Interest Initiatives

http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/isyouthviolence.html

Birth and the Origins of Violence http://www.birthpsychology.com/violence/index.html    

Cybrary:  The Worlds Criminal Justice Directory http://talkjustice.com/cybrary.asp

Little Criminals http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little

National Center for Injury Prevention & Control

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/yvfacts.htm

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

http://www.ncjrs.sorg/index.html

National Mental Health Information Center

http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/

Stop Violence

http://www.stopviolence.com

U.S. Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics     http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/              

 

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General http://surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/report.html

 

 

 

Rev from Violence in Young Males LMS 10/02 by SA 7/04, BK 8/04

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