*Note- Empirical articles usually have defined sections, such as: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion, Discussion, References and often have charts or graphs or statistical analysis.
Theft
Pilferage (Petty Employee Theft)
Suggested Databases: ABI/Inform and APA PsycInfo
ABI/Inform- once you find an article- you will need to look at it to see if it is empirical. Look for the different sections that means it is an original study.
APA PsycInfo- you can look for the Methodology section for Empirical.
Try these search terms:
In the first box: pilferage OR pilfer* OR "petty employee theft" OR "employee theft"
In the second box: prevention OR intervention OR treatment OR program OR minimize OR reduction OR solve OR solution
You can add an extra box: success* or achievement or performance or outcome or efficiency
Also look to the left at the limiters. Look at the Source Types (Academic/Scholarly) and Subject headings- open those up and use them to limit your results.
Drug Use
Suggested Databases APA PsycInfo or Academic Search Premier or Criminal Justice Abstracts
APA PsycInfo- you can look for the Methodology section for Empirical
Try these search terms
In the first box: "hard drug" or heroin or cocaine or LSD or ecstasy
in the second box : prevention or intervention or treatment or program or reduction or minimize or solve or solution
Once you have your results, open the Subject headings area and narrow down the results there.
You can use the same search terms in Academic Search Premier but add 3rd box with empirical study or empirical research
Stalking
Suggested Databases: APA PsycInfo or Academic Search Premier
Try these search terms
In the first box stalking or stalkers
In the second box: solution or reduce or minimize or stop or prevent
You can open the Subject heading section to narrow down the results.
For Academic Search Premier, you can add a 3rd box with empirical study or empirical research
For APA PsycInfo, you can check the box for Methodology- Empirical Study.
Arson
Suggested Databases: Academic Search Premier, APA PsychInfo, Criminal Justice Abstracts
Try these search terms:
In the first box arsonist or arson or pyromania or firesetting or firesetter
In the second box: solution or reduce or minimize or stop or prevent or prevention or intervention
You can open the Subject heading section to narrow down the results.
For Academic Search Premier, you can add a 3rd box with empirical study or empirical research
For APA PsycInfo, you can check the box for Methodology- Empirical Study.
Police Corruption
Suggested Databases: Academic Search Premier, APA PsychInfo, Criminal Justice Abstracts
Try these search terms:
In the first box police corruption or police misconduct or law enforcement corruption or police brutality
In the second box: reform or prevent or prevention or reduction or minimize or solution or reduce or stop
You can open the Subject heading section to narrow down the results.
For Academic Search Premier, you can add a 3rd box with empirical study or empirical research
For APA PsycInfo, you can check the box for Methodology- Empirical Study.
Domestic Abuse
Suggested Databases: Academic Search Premier, APA PsychInfo, Criminal Justice Abstracts
Try these search terms:
In the first box domestic violence or domestic abuse or intimate partner violence
In the second box: prevent or prevention or solution or program or stop or reduce or reduction or reform or minimize or
You can open the Subject heading section to narrow down the results.
For Academic Search Premier, you can add a 3rd box with empirical study or empirical research
For APA PsycInfo, you can check the box for Methodology- Empirical Study.
Driving Under the Influence
Suggested Databases APA PsycInfo or Academic Search Premier or Criminal Justice Abstracts or ABI/Inform
APA PsycInfo- you can look for the Methodology section for Empirical
Try these search terms
In the first box: driving under the influence or impaired driving or dui or drunk driving or driving while intoxicated
in the second box : prevention or intervention or treatment or program or minimize or reduction
Once you have your results, open the Subject headings area and narrow down the results there.
You can use the same search terms in Academic Search Premier but add 3rd box with empirical study or empirical research
Automobile Theft
Academic Search Premier or Criminal Justice Abstract or Business Source Premier or ABI/Inform or Omnifile
1st box "automobile theft prevention" or "automobile theft prevention solutions" or "car anti-theft technologies" or " automobile anti-theft" or "prevent car theft" or "vehicle theft deterrent systems" or "automobile security "
OR
2nd box motor vehicle theft or automobile theft or car theft or auto theft or autotheft
AND
3rd box solutions or strategies or prevention or intervention or program or security measures
AND
4th box empirical study or empirical research