A person incarcerated in a prison or jail can be called: Prisoner; Delinquent; Inmate; Deviant; Criminal; Offender; Justice Impacted, or Incarcerated. All of these terms have slightly different meanings but often used interchangeable with one another. When searching with specific terms, be aware of the different synonyms that resources may be using. The Marshall Project is a non-profit that collects articles from multiple source and has a helpful language glossary.
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EBSCO databases are the Library's most diverse databases with content from mainstream news to magazines, to high level scholarly (peer-reviewed) research articles. Whatever your subject, this is one of the best resources to start with. |
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| NEXISUni is our legal database that can be used to find court cases, legal briefs, and legal news. You can search cases at the district court level through circuit courts and all the way up to the Federal level. | Searching in NexisUni |
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Information on current big topics. Contains academic viewpoints, news, and magazine and scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles. |
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Browse by topic or keyword to find information covering a broad range of important issues in health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Weekly reports dating back to 1923. |
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Covers big national topic with the goal of incorporating multiple viewpoints. |
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