JUST 463: Biobehavioral Criminology

Choosing a vocabulary for your research is important.  Knowing that database vendors can use different terminologies is critical.  Be creative and consider concept mapping your ideas, concepts, and terms to help you explore your topic fully.  A few suggestions to start with.  You can combine these words with other aspects of your research question or topic:

Sample search that yielded some useful articles from QuickSearch,

environmental exposure crime​

biosocial criminology research

Using advanced search in QuickSearch:  

(crime) AND (biology) AND (brain) AND (nutrition)

As you do your research there are a number of factors to keep in mind. These include vocabulary, concept mapping, and effective searching. Types of sources, evaluating and citing sources, and tools for finding sources of research are critical.