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As a case study, let us consider a student
named Ellen. Enrolled in an advanced criminology course,
she needs to write a research paper and has already
defined her need (as suggested in Unit 1) by forming the
question:
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Next she needs to
formulate a search statement so she can conduct a
database search. She begins by breaking her question down
into concepts and choosing keywords that best describe
those concepts. For example:
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Adapted August 2005