PELT College Writing: Problem/Solution Essay
Problem Solution: Recommended databases
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- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary database including journals and popular periodicals.
- CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly) This link opens in a new windowThis database has extensive reports on major social issues.
- Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new windowCurrent news pertaining to the military and government.
Use the Book & Media Catalog to find print books and e-books.
Some tips:
- Use one or two main words to find your topic.
- When you've found a book, click AVAILABILITY to see where the book is located.
- To read e-books off-campus, you'll need to log-in with your Carroll info.
- Frustrated or stuck? Ask a librarian for help!
How to use Opposing Viewpoints in Context
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Problem Solution essay topics
Recidivism
- Recidivism
- Reoffending
- Repeat offenders
- Reentry
- Choose a specific crime, such as stalking, drug abuse, or theft
Tip: Use Advanced search to look up two terms or phrases at once. You might combine your general topic with an idea for a solution. For example: Recidivism and Substance abuse treatment.
Other ideas:
- Mental health services
- Workforce partnerships
- Rehabilitation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), or other specific mental health service
Suggested articles:
- Policing Stalking: The Relationship between Police Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Recidivism in Stalking Cases
- Reducing Recidivism with Workforce Partnerships
- The Effects of Substance Abuse on Recidivism and Reentry
- Rehabilitation Reduces Recidivism Rates Among Drug Offenders (Opposing Viewpoints)
Opioid overdoses
- Opioid overdoses
- Pharmaceutical industry
- "Big pharma" (a popular term among critics of the pharmaceutical industry)
- Overdose prevention
- Harm reduction
- Syringe or needle exchange
- Naloxone or Narcan
- Pain management
Tip: Consider adding a second search term if you want to narrow your focus.
Suggested articles:
- Stigma as a Fundamental Hindrance to the United States Opioid Overdose Crisis Response (Opposing Viewpoints)
- Capitalism Gone Wrong: How Big Pharma Created America’s Opioid Carnage (Opposing Viewpoints)
- Let Doctors Prescribe Suboxone to Treat Opioid Addiction (Opposing Viewpoints)
- Data Sharing Drives Positive Outcomes: What Social Services Agencies Need in the Opioid Battle (Opposing Viewpoints)
Homelessness
- homelessness
- "housing first"
- housing insecurity
- homeless families
- homeless children
- poverty
Tip: Consider focusing on a specific population, such as veterans, LGBTQ youth, women, or people with mental illness. You can type any of these populations into the database as an additional search term.
Tip: Homelessness is caused by variety of factors (economic factors, family relationships, mental illness, lack of affordable housing, drug abuse, alcoholism). Consider using one of these issues to focus your research.
Sample articles: