Research guides: SOC365 Special Topics in Criminology: Gender, Violence and Offending: Journal Articles

Finding Articles Using a Database

Check out our YouTube video for an explanation of peer review and scholarly/academic sources.

Use the following databases (links below) to find scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles for your assignments.

Criminology:

Criminal Justice Abstracts
A major database for criminology and criminal justice. Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text includes full text and bibliographic records from leading journals and other important sources within the field of criminal justice.

Sociology:

Sociological Abstracts
The major index to the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines in 30 different languages from about 55 countries. The database includes both theoretical and applied literature and includes a major thesaurus.

Women & Gender Studies:

Gender Studies Database
Provides interdisciplinary coverage of gender-related topics including women's studies, men's studies, ethnic studies, health issues, and sexual diversity.
Contemporary Women's Issues
"The database offers access to full text content covering topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship."

History:

Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. This database provides indexing of more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
America: History and Life
The major source for United States and Canadian history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. It is an excellent source for research in the fields of American history, Canadian history, popular culture, American studies, women's studies/gender studies, multicultural studies, politics and other fields of study.

Need help developing keywords? Check out the University of Houston Libraries' YouTube video and our Keyword Worksheet.

For help searching Sociological Abstracts and other ProQuest products, check out our YouTube video. The tips and tricks described in the video can be used in other databases. Click here for additional information on boolean operators (AND/OR/NOT), truncation (*), quotation marks (" "), and wildcard (?) searching.

Peer Review

Not sure if your article is peer-reviewed? Check out our print guide or video below for instructions on how to search Ulrich's Periodical.

Print Guide:

Peer Review Check: Ulrichsweb

Video: