Cerritos College

Your search for information on violence in young males 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:

          Children and violence                                   

          Dating violence

          Family violence

          Juvenile delinquency

          School violence -- United States

          Violence

          Violence in children

          Violence in men

          Violent crimes

          Youth and violence

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

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

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. 

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:

Internet Sites

Google Search Engine

http://www.google.com

On the home page of Google click on the directory button, this will take you to the subject directory for Google. Browse the topics and select an appropriate one or you can do a keyword search. Another option is going to the Society category on this page and clicking on the Issues category listed under society.  On the Issues page scroll down to the category Violence and Abuse. When you click on this link you will get another page subdivided into topics related to violence and abuse. There is a sub-category under Violence and Abuse for Youth which has 61 links.

Birth and the Origins of Violence

http://www.birthpsychology.com/violence/index.html

Explores the origins of violence, particularly in the womb and at birth.

Little Criminals

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

MOVE Youth Program

http://www.menovercomingviolence.org/youth.shtml

This program works to end young men’s violence and abuse in their relationships.

Violence as A Public Health Issue

http://www.hula.net/~hulaboy/3_stv.htm

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