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National Criminal Justice Reference Service
https://www.ncjrs.gov/
Links to Web sites and full-text documents of statistical data and scholarly
research. A topical index is available from the left-hand toolbar.
The World
Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/html/wfcj.cfm
Brief descriptions of the criminal laws, police systems, criminal procedure,
and prisons of more than 40 countries.
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Corrections
Data Collections: Corrections
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=dctp&tid=1
From the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, statistics on correctional facilities,
such as jail populations, numbers of HIV-positive prisoners, and sexual violence
reported in jail systems.
National Institute of Corrections
http://nicic.gov/
The website for the National Institute of Corrections has a compendium of resources
and tools for professionals in the corrections field. The site features a Library
which contains documents and links to websites on topic areas such as Offender
Management, Offender Services, Statistics & Research, Personnel, and Facilities.
The library offers both a search engine and a multi-level browse function. Forums,
blogs, and shared files for corrections professionals area also available from
the website. The National Institute of Corrections offers services such as consulting,
training, and research assistance.
Corrections.com
http://www.corrections.com/
Links to businesses, institutions, networks, bulletin boards, and news
in the corrections field.
Massachusetts Department
of Correction
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/doc/
Information on the Department's programs, with a directory of facilities
and quarterly statistical reports.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons
http://www.bop.gov/
Statistics, policies, and historical documents on the federal prison system.
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Crime
Prevention
National Crime Prevention Council
http://www.ncpc.org/
From the National Crime Prevention Council, this site provides access
to online publications, databases, and third-party resources relevant to
various aspects of crime prevention.
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Criminal
Law
US Sentencing Commission
http://www.ussc.gov/Research_and_Statistics/index.cfm
Research resources include official sentencing guidelines, statistical
studies, reports to congress, and surveys of public opinion on sentencing.
The Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org/template/index.cfm
The national organization features a wealth of information on their site on sentencing law and policies nationwide. The site includes articles, reports, charts, and congressional testimony on topics such as incarceration, racial disparity, drug policy, juvenile justice, voting rights, and more. The site also features an interactive map on Sentencing Policy, displaying criteria such as incarceration rates, racial disparities, and juveniles in custody for each U.S. state.
See also the separate guide to Web resources in Law.
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Drugs and Crime
National Drug Intelligence Center
http://www.justice.gov/ndic/index.htm
A component o fthe U.S. Department of Justice, the Center tracks activities of
drug trafficking organizations. The Center's website offers assessment reports,
analysis, and briefings on regions and the threat of particular narcotics. The
site offers documents in Spanish and French as well.
Rand Drug Policy Research Center
http://www.rand.org/multi/dprc.html
From the Rand Corporation. Studies on drug control policy and an annual
newsletter.
United Nations Office for Drug Control
and Crime Prevention
http://www.undcp.org/
General information and technical reports on international drug interdiction.
U.S. Bureau of International Narcotic
and Law Enforcement Affairs
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/index.htm
Information on the international drug trade and interdiction measures, including
reports on individual foreign countries.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.justice.gov/dea/
A guide to the DEA's activities. Research resources include Drug
Data and DEA Publications.
U.S. Office of National Drug Control
Policy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp
The President's "drug czar" office, coordinating the anti-drug policies
of all federal agencies. Research resources include the comprehensive
ten-year National Drug Control Strategy, statistics, and links to other
Web sites.
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Juvenile Crime
National Juvenile Justice
Center
http://www.ncjj.org/
This research center provides access to reports on a variety of topic relating
to juvenile justice, some are freely accessible. Others may be ordered through
the website.
Center for Children's Law and Policy
http://www.cclp.org/index.php
"The Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) is a public interest law and policy organization focused on reform of juvenile justice and other systems that affect troubled and at-risk children, and protection of the rights of children in those systems." Their website features reports, videos, and other documents relating to alternatives to incarceration, reducing racial disparity, conditions of confinement, and education.
National Gang Center
http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/
From the Bureau of Justice Assistance, "this website features the latest research about gangs; descriptions of evidence-based, anti-gang programs; and links to tools, databases, and other resources to assist in developing and implementing effective community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies."
US Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.gov/
From the US Dept. of Justice. Descriptions of federal programs,
with research reports and data.
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Law
Enforcement Agencies
Massachusetts State
Police
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/msp/
Links to information on the Department's divisions, recruitment, news,
wanted and missing persons, and state crime data.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/
Provides links to information on the FBI's activities, history, press
releases, statements, employment opportunities, Most Wanted, and a Kids
and Youth Page.
Officer.Com
http://www.officer.com
This site provides links to Web pages of law enforcement agencies, as well as lists of
missing persons and wanted persons. The site also features news, forums, and career info for the field.
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Law
Enforcement
LawOfficer.com
http://www.lawofficer.com/index.html
From Elsevier publishers, this online site "provides law enforcement news, exclusive online feature articles, a buyer’s guide, and special pages dedicated to every facet of the police community, as well as the archives of Law Officer magazine. New content appears every business day and is updated for breaking news stories."
Security on Campus, Inc.
http://securityoncampus.org/
News, research, and opinion on crime and law enforcement on college campuses.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
http://trac.syr.edu
Sponsored by Syracuse University, TRAC provides research and analysis
of federal law enforcement agencies, inlcuding the FBI, ATF, INS, IRS,
Customs, and the DEA. Information presented includes data on staffing and
spending, referral/conviction rates, agency priorities, and activity trends
in each agency.
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Statistical Data
Justice Research and Statistics
Association
http://www.jrsainfo.org/
News, research, and a bibliographic database on the collection and
analysis of crime data.
National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/archive.html
From the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan.
A collection of data sets compiled by government agencies and individual
researchers. A 3.5-inch floppy disk is required to download the data
for use on other computers.
Sourcebook of Criminal
Justice Statistics Online
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
From the US Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data on crimes, processing,
corrections, and public opinion on criminal justice topics. Continuously
updated, unlike the annual printed version.
Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
From the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Data on crimes reported
and cleared, persons arrested, drugs in America, and law enforcement personnel.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Data on crime victims, criminal offenders, law enforcement personnel,
prisoners, and correctional staff.
National Center for Victims of Crime
http://victimsofcrime.org/
An organization advocating for victims of crime, the Center offers a website with reports on victim's rights, support systems, and civil litigation. The site also offers "VictimLaw", a database of laws pertaining to victims' rights and other issues, with searching by state, keyword, citation, and more.
Office for Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
From the US Department of Justice. Documents on rates of victimization,
federal and state assistance to victims, and training programs for police.