Sources for Social Work 605

Social Welfare Policies and Services

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children and legislation

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what public policy is there about children?

 

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California State Library Catalog
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Statistics

RAND California
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Census Burea
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Statistical Abstract of the US
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Catalog of Gov Pubs
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Case Law

Westlaw
Find current and past court policy. Select "State Cases" California.

Lexis Nexis Academic
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Federal Policy Sources

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California Policy Sources

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California / Legislative Information

Databases

Best Suggestions :

Lexis-Nexis Congressional (and Academic)
Comprehensive acess to U.S. legislative information including the Congressional Record, committee reports, and bill text. Search Academic for news, legal and more.

Proquest Database
Search for state and federal policy- provides news, scholarly articles, and magazines. Limit to location for state policy.

News Sources

Academic Search
Search for articles on a variety of topics- be sure to use all relevant search terms. Link to full text articles.

Additionally try:

Social Work Abstracts
THE database for social work journals! Use "Find It" to locate the articles online or in the library. Links to full text articles in other databases.

Social Services Abstracts
Another excellent database focused on social work and social services.

ERIC
Search this education database for articles on school social work, including policy relevant or related to children or schools. Use "Find It" to locate the articles online or in the library.

SocIndex
Use for criminal justice and social policy. Links to full text articles.

Social Work Database Guide