SOC215: Deviance & Instructional Problems

	Welcome to the Library’s course page for SOC215, Deviance and Instructional Problems.  Here you can identify and access many resources and tools for your research, including databases, reference works, national sites, local institutions, and citation help.
I. Research Databases| II. Reference Works | III. National Data Sites   IV. Local Institutions | V. National Organizations

I. Research Databases

II. Reference Works

III. National Data Sites

• Bureau of Justice Statistics 
• Census Bureau 
• Crime Solutions.gov 
• Mental Health (National Institutes of Health) 
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service 
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Reports   

IV. Local Institutions

V. National Organizations

• American Society of Criminology 
• American Sociological Association 
• National Institute of Justice 

Library Course Page Outcomes

According to one of the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education from the Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL), information literate students are able to access needed information effectively and efficiently and retrieve information online or in person using a variety of methods (2.3.).

This course page was created to help meet the following desired outcomes of that standard, wherein the information literate student:

• Uses various search systems to retrieve information in a variety of formats
• Uses various classification schemes and other systems to locate information resources within the library or to identify specific sites for physical exploration
• Uses specialized online or in-person services available at the institution to retrieve information needed

Page last modified: 25 February 2012 | ODU Library Reference & Instruction Services, Readings, documents, and links above determined in consultation with faculty.