Q. am doing a research paper on parents that molest their child. Can you point me in the right direction?

If you are looking for information on child molestation, you can try the keywords/search terms:

• child molestation
• child sexual abuse
• sexually abused children
• child welfare AND family violence
• child sexual abuse AND family violence
• children - crimes against

To find Scholary (Peer Reviewed) articles use the Search Everything link or visit the Research Databases page where you can search all the databases, or select specific databases to search. If you are off-campus you will be prompted to login with your Limestone email username & password. If you want to search specific databases a few suggestions are Academic Search Premier, SocIndex, and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection.

To find Electronic Books visit: http://libguides.limestone.edu/electronicbooks and search by keyword using the above terms. For print books check the Kate Online Catalog. To get to the KATE Catalog, start at the Library Home Page  and click on Search our KATE Online Catalog for Books & Media.

For more information there may be a LibGuide (Library Research Guides) set up for your specific course.  There are class specific and/or subject specific guides that guide you through finding background information, finding books & eBooks, finding articles, tutorials, citation help, etc. Search for your Course title or name, or browse by subject on the LibGuide page. 

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