SOC 4540: Juvenile Delinquency
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- ProQuest Criminal Justice This link opens in a new windowA database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals, includes abstract and indexing for 250 titles, with more than 100 available in full-text.
- Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new windowSearchable and browsable database of U.S.and international criminal justice journals. The database includes abstract and indexing for over 400 titles, with more than 170 available in full text from 1981-present.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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