Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) is designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county or municipal governments, or with private enterprise. Coastal Carolina Community College offers a Certificate.
Informs the research process for those studying law, law enforcement, terrorism, homeland security, forensic science, and more.
Research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
Library resource offering authoritative periodical content covering past and present military affairs.
Provides authoritative periodical content addressing both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.
News & Current events! CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Our reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked.
Opposing Viewpoints collects articles and argumentative essays on a wide variety of current topics and controversial issues. This can be a great source to consult for any contested issue in the sciences, such as global warming or stem cell research.
This database provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, and the arts and humanities.
If you do not see a book in Coastal's library catalog, call or email us. 910.938.6237
askalibrarian@coastalcarolina.edu
*NOTE: Librarians also have access to UNC-W, UNC-Ch, ECU, and Duke Libraries.
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What is a Citation?
A citation is a reference to a source of information such as a scholarly article, video, book, website or other mediums of information. This guide is designed to help you with all of your citation needs. The tabs above (which correspond to the descriptions below) provide the most current information about the various citation styles. Select the tab based on the style required for your research writing.
The Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, and Health Sciences.) use the APA style.
History instructors will sometimes request the use of the Chicago style.
The Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc.) use the CSE style.
The Humanities (English, History, Fine Arts, etc.) use the MLA style.
If you need further assistance feel free to make an appointment with a Coastal librarian or you can use the 24/7 chat service provided in the lower right corner of the screen. This service is managed by librarians in the state of North Carolina.