4.20 Social problems

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Key to thesaurus abbreviations

Crime [U]

NT1 Child abuse [UH]

NT1 Counterfeiting [A]

NT1 Drug traffic [U]

NT1 Espionage [U]

NT1 Forgery [P]

NT1 Homicide [U]

NT1 Terrorism [U]

NT1 Torture [U]

RT Administration of justice [U]

RT Criminal law [U]

RT Criminology [U]

RT Law enforcement [U]

RT Penal sanctions [U]

RT Police [U]

RT Prisoners [U]

RT Social problems [U]

RT War crimes [U]

UF Criminals

Disadvantaged groups [U]

NT1 Disabled persons [U]

    NT2 Disabled children [U]

    NT2 Disabled war veterans [U]

    NT2 Mentally disabled [U]

    NT2 Physically disabled [U]

        NT3 Blind [U]

        NT3 Deaf [U]

NT1 Disadvantaged children [U]

    NT2 Street children [U]

NT1 Elderly [U]

NT1 Gender minorities [U]

NT1 Poor [U]

    NT2 Homeless [U]

NT1 Prisoners [U]

NT1 Vagrants [A]

RT Refugees [U]

UF Vulnerable groups, Underprivileged groups, Socially disadvantaged, Groups of concern

Social problems [U]

SN Use more specific descriptor where appropriate.

NT1 Abuse [A]

    NT2 Substance abuse [H]

NT1 Addiction [U]

    NT2 Alcoholism [UH]

    NT2 Drug abuse [U]

NT1 Delinquency [U]

    NT2 Juvenile delinquency [U]

NT1 Discrimination [U]

    NT2 Gender discrimination [U]

NT1 Drunkenness [A]

NT1 Malnutrition [U]

    NT2 Hunger [UH]

NT1 Pornography [U]

NT1 Poverty [U]

NT1 Prostitution [U]

NT1 Social conflicts [U]

RT Child abuse [UH]

RT Crime [U]

RT Disasters [U]

RT Diseases [U]

RT Family disorganization [U]

RT Homeless [U]

RT Juvenile delinquency [U]

RT Racial discrimination [U]

RT Refugees [U]

RT Slums [U]

RT Student unrest [U]

RT Terrorism [U]

RT Torture [U]

RT Unemployment [U]