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The Charles H. Trout Library

Social Justice: Social Issues

Keywords

This is a list of words used to describe concepts in social justice - use these to search for your topic in our databases.

  • Adult offender
  • Community crime prevention
  • Community service
  • Delinquency
  • Discrimination in criminal justice administration
  • Environmental justice
  • Food desert
  • Juvenile offender
  • Law enforcement community outreach 
  • Offender
  • Redlining
  • Restorative justice
  • School suspensions
  • Trauma / familial trauma
  • Victim advocacy
  • Victim Compensation 

Theories

Use the Credo Reference database to look up definitions and explanations of theories and topics in social justice.

Research a Community Problem

Use the SIRS Issues Researcher database to find reliable sources for your community justice assignment.

Off-campus users need to input a username/password. These are found in your Harcum Hatch under Library Database Passwords.

Type your community problem in the search box. Examples of community problems include drugs, child trafficking, gun violence, or juvenile crime. 

Watch the video below for a guided tour of the database.