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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Provides topical articles, about 15 - 20 pages long, on social issues; articles include an overview, background information, the current situation concerning the issue, an outlook on possible developments, a special focus, chronology of related events, and pro and con section, and an annotated bibliography. Provided by CQ Press.
- Issues & Controversies
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Provides more than 900 timely, in-depth, and objective articles, exploring controversial issues and topics. Provided by Facts.com.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Critical Thinking
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Contains an online library of current event topics; includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Provided by Gale.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Alternative Press Index
- infoIndexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social issues. Provided by FirstSearch.
- Alternative Press Index Archive
- infoIndex of journals covering cultural, economic, political & social issues; covers 1969 - 1990. Provided by FirstSearch.
- Hate Crime Laws
- The Anti-Defamation League provides a comprehensive look at state and federal laws related to hate crimes. A clickable map of the U.S., under State Hate Crime Laws, leads to detailed information on current state legislation. The first level of information provides basic provisions in graph form which facilitates quick comparisons among states. Includes summaries of federal laws, model legislation, and discussions of issues such as the constitutionality of hate crime legislation, gender issues, enhanced sentencing for hate-related crimes, and a section on current initiatives.
- Hate Crime Statistics
- Published annually, Hate Crime Statistics is a collaboration between the FBI and the law enforcement agencies that identify and report hate crimes based on a "bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation." The site include information on offenses, victims, and offenders.
- Hate Crimes Fact Sheet
- From civilrights.org, this succinct fact sheet provides background, legislation actions, facts, and talking points. This brief sheet is part of the larger "Hate Crimes" section of civilrights.org, a coalition of over 190 national groups fighting for civil rights. Also included in the "Hate Crimes" section is up-to-date news articles, other resources and longer reports.
- The Hate Directory : Hate Groups on the Internet
- The Hate Directory lists the Internet sites of those individuals and groups that advocate violence or hostility towards others based on race, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Includes directories of racist games and racialist friendly web hosting services. The current version is a non-printable PDF format. It can be viewed but not printed, however, links are clickable allowing access to the sites. The 1999 version is available in HTML.
- In the Spotlight: Hate Crime
- Sponsored by the U.S. National Criminal Justice Reference Service, an agency of the Department of Justice, this site provides a good overview of hate crimes in the U.S. Includes sections on legislation, including links to the full texts of relevant federal laws, statistics (based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, see below), federally sponsored training programs for law enforcement officials, teachers and others, and links to related resources.
- Partners Against Hate
- Sponsored by a coalition of U.S. Government agencies and private organizations, the aim of this site is to promote public awareness of hate crimes and provide resources for their prevention. Look under "About Hate Crimes" for background information, federal law, and statistics. Look under "Promising Programs" for information on state initiatives. "PAH Publications" provides full text documents on hate crimes. The documents are in PDF and Word format.
- Poisoning the Web: Hatred Online
- Sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. Provides background articles on major hate groups that maintain a presence on the web. Also includes an introductory article about hate groups online, and information on groups who provide bomb making manuals.
- The Southern Poverty Law Center
- Based in Montgomery, Alabama, The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit organization formed to 'combat the causes of hate.' In addition to giving updated information on the status of designated hate groups, the center also gives legal news and provides information on the Civil Rights Memorial, as well to causes such as the Intelligence Project and anti-bias education.