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Alternative Names: PsycINFO & PsycARTICLES
"PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Unrivaled in its depth of psychological coverage and respected worldwide for its high quality, the database is enriched with literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Nearly all records contain nonevaluative summaries, and all records from 1967 to the present are indexed using the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
Practitioners, researchers, and students working in all areas of psychology, the behavioral sciences, and other related disciplines. PsycINFO includes psychological research and its applications; the database is of prime relevance to many industries and research establishments worldwide. The sources include over 1,800 professional journals, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally. Additionally, there are more than 8 million cited references in 185,000 journal articles, books, and book chapters," (ProQuest, 2019).
"PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals," (ProQuest, 2019).
ProQuest Psychology Collection provides complete access to PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO and PILOTS: Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress. PsycARTICLES and PsycINFO are provided by the American Psychology Association APA.
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Resources on Mass Murder
🌐 The Untold Story of America's Mass Killings
From USA Today, an interactive presentation on mass killings in America.
🌐 Mass Violence and Resistance
"Mass Violence & Resistance (MV&R) is an interdisciplinary online journal focusing on 20th and 21st century massacres and genocides as well as on local resistance against mass violence. The aim of the journal is to provide reliable information on events that are sometimes difficult to document and that remain deeply rooted in individual and collective memories. Such events can be considered as ongoing, as their impact on national and international arenas continues."
🌐 Mass Shootings in the US Fast Facts
Regularly updated data on gun violence and mass shootings in the United States from CNN.
🌐 National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC)
"The National Mass Violence Center serves as the source for best evidence to achieve a social understanding of mass violence upon which civic leaders, mental health professionals, journalists, policy makers, and victim assistance professionals can rely. Using research to illuminate crime victims’ challenges and needs, we evaluate what works and what doesn’t work, and use this information to improve victim and mental health services through training and technical assistance."
Resources on Genocide
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🌐 International Association of Genocide Scholars
"The International Association of Genocide Scholars is a global, interdisciplinary, non-partisan organization that seeks to further research and teaching about the nature, causes, and consequences of genocide, and advance policy studies on genocide prevention."
"More than 70 years after the Holocaust, genocide and other violent atrocities remain a threat to global peace and security. Since 2008, the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG) has worked to build a world that prevents genocide, driven by the knowledge that governments, institutions, and individuals can act to save lives before, during, and after the outbreak of mass violence. However, doing so successfully requires training, technical know-how, resources, and a commitment to action among multiple stakeholders. The lessons of the Holocaust are central to our approach to prevention, inspiring our mission of building a world where never again will people be targeted for violence and death due to their identity."