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Sociology & Social Work: Policy

Policy History and Background

Crime and Social Policy
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Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Provides information about the history of social welfare in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Social Policy: Essential Primary Resources
Has full text of 150 primary source documents, such as speeches, legislation, memoirs, newspaper articles, and interviews, related to social policy between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries.

Green Book
Describes major social welfare programs in detail; listing related legislation and finances. Provided by the Committee on Ways and Means within the House of Representatives.

Think Tanks

Think Tank Search Engine
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government built this custom Google Search engine that searches more than 700 think tanks for policy reports.
Public Agenda
This nonprofit organization aims to convene diverse voices in the United States to find common ground on education, health care, and community engagement.
NASW Policy Issues
Read about NASW's advocacy efforts in the current Congress.
Social Work Policy Institute

Legislation and Codes

Congress.gov
Legislative information provided by the Library of Congress. Try the Sponsors and Cosponsors list or "Introduced" list to browse bills and resolutions. The Congressional Record Daily Digest lists congressional activity for each day.

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
U.S. congressional reports, hearings, bills, etc., & biographical, financial and voting information on congressional members. Congress in Context reports for a given Congress are an overview of the major congressional legislation, as well as world events, Supreme Court decisions, and economic trends.

C-SPAN: Congressional Chronicle
Video archive of all C-SPAN programming from 1987 to present. Includes congressional debates, hearings, and testimonies - as selected by C-SPAN for filming.
Congressional Hearings
Provided by the Government Printing Office (GPO).
US Senate: Finding Hearings

Laws and Court Cases

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