Background/Reference Sources
Use these sources to help you pick a topic and to provide context to your research based argument. Note the Library Location of these materials. Many are in the Information Center collection on the 1st floor of Green East.
Selected Searchworks Subject Terms
These are examples of searchworks catalog searches
This list is sorted by newest to oldest, and limited to English Language. You can change the limits and the sort order
Some Interesting Titles - take a look!
Here are some books that touch on the topics you are considering.
Suggested Databases
Besides the selected general and subject-specific databases listed here , try these databases for Articles about the Underworld, Criminality, and "otherness".
Selected Searchable E-Journals
When you search a particular journal, you don't need to use as many keywords in your search. You already know the focused perspective of the journal by its description.
Websites of Interest
Here are some links you might not find googling.
This 2001 site explores the Los Angeles Police Department Rampart [CRASH unit] scandal and investigation, "a tangled web linking officers with street gangs, drug dealing, and the gangsta rap underworld." Includes a chronology; interviews; rap lyrics about the police; and information on the legacy of the Rodney King beating, Suge Knight, and Death Row Records. From the PBS series Frontline (includes transcript).