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SCJ233: Juvenile Delinquency: Home

Citations

Here are a few links to help you out with your APA citations.

APA Cheat Sheet
A few basic examples of both how citations should look, as well as how to do in-text citations and style your paper.

Resources and search tips

UCR (Uniform Crime Reports)
Office of Justice Programs
Crime Solutions--Juveniles
National Centre for Juvenile Justice
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Google Advanced Search
Search for your topic and in the "site or domain" box limit to just .gov

Newsbank This link opens in a new window
Find U.S. news content from over 3,000 local, regional, and national sources. Includes printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos from the 1980s to current, updated daily.

Tips for success

Determine what is actually required for each section of the paper.
Create a checklist so you don't miss any.
Use your textbook for definitions of programs.
Use what you already know of programs in your hometown/state to guide you.
Searching for specific names of programs is easier than types of programs.

Subject Guide

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