Reference/Background Sources
Use these sources to help you pick a topic and to provide context to your research based argument.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Green Library » Information Center » HV6789 .C6884 1997
Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, c2000.
Green Library » Information Center » HV6446 .K43 2000
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2012.
Green Library » Information Center » HV6779 .S63 2012 V.1
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1999.
Green Library » Information Center » HN90 .V5 V5474 1999 V.1
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2002.
Green Library » Information Center » HV7436 .G8783 2002 V.1
London : SAGE, 2001.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Selected Searchworks Subject Terms
Here are some "controlled vocabulary" terms for sports-related topics. Use the Limiters on the left column of the results list : Topics, Call Numbers (for Subject Area), Location (which library - another clue for subject/perspective), Publication Date, etc.
Look at the "Topics" box to see interesting sub-topics, like "Criminals"
Suggested E-Journals
Search for articles in these online journals
London : Sage Publications, 2005-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
Albany, NY : School of Criminal Justice, State University Of New York at Albany, c1993-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
New York, N.Y. : National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1964-
Law Library (Crown) » Basement » HV6001 .J74 V.43(2006)
Crime Statistics Resources
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (from US Dept. of Justice)
- Firearms and Crime Statistics (US DoJ)
- Financial Crimes Report to the Public (FBI, 2011)
- FBI Uniform Crime Reports (includes Hate Crime and Crimes against Law Enforcement Officers)
- Sexual Violence (world statistics and prevention overview from the CDC)
- The Lock-up Society (American RadioWorks Series: Life After Prison; The Prison Industry; Jailing the Mentally Ill)
- FBI Reports and Publications. Includes Bank Crime, Campus Attacks, Crime in Schools, Mass Marketing Fraud, Securities Fraud, Hate Crime statistics, and more.