Information Resources
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Style Manuals |
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Data Sources
FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Includes statistics from 100 agencies of the U.S. government.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social research (ICPSR)
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction.
Justice Research and Statistics Association
http://www.jrsa.org/
Provides current information on state criminal justice research, programs, and publications.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/
Acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to computer-readable criminal justice data collections for research and instruction. The NACJD website provides downloadable access to over 550 criminal justice data collections.
Vera Institute of Justice
http://www.vera.org
Designs and implements programs that promote just practices in public service and improving the quality of urban life.
National Criminal Justice Reference Servicehttp://www.ncjrs.gov/
Federally funded resource offering justice, substance abuse, and victim assistance information.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statisticshttp://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Data tables on criminal justice topics from over 100 sources.
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Government
Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Provides data on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
Research is designed to counter threats to the homeland, both by evolutionary improvements to current capabilities and development of revolutionary, new capabilities.
Department of Justice Home Page (DOJ)
http://www.usdoj.gov
Enforces the law and defends the interests of the U.S. according to the law.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/
Provides reports and publications on international and domestic crime.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
http://www.bop.gov/
Provides statistical data on federal prison populations and performs evaluative and basic research studies, conducts policy impact analysis, and produces technical and statistical reports.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org/
Federally funded resource offeringjustice, substance abuse, and victim assistance information.
National Institute of Corrections
http://www.nicic.org/
Includes publications, videos, training materials, and offender program resources.
National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
NIJis the research, development and evaluation agency of the US Department of Justice.
Office for Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
Provides statistics and information on grants, victim assistance, technical assistance, web resources and full text publications.
Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Department of Justiceresearch into all aspects of crime.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov
Provides information on grants, news, conferences, and publications.
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
Provides information on drug enforcement and drug abuse education, prevention and treatment.
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Includes crime reports collected by the FBI.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Provides statistical and survey information about the nation's people and economic issues.
Corrections Connection
http://www.corrections.com
Contains over 10,000 links to corrections-related sites and literature.
The Corrections Network
http://www.corrections.com/
Comprehensive listing of corrections news, organizations, policy, jobs, funding, and discussion.
Death Penalty Information Center
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
A non-profit organization providing information and analysis concerning capital punishment issues.
Find Law
http://www.findlaw.com
Resources for legal issues.
BBCi Crime
www.bbc.co.uk/crime/
BBC Online
www.bbc.co.uk/
Central Europe Review
www.tol.cz/look/TOL/section.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=69&tpid=43
China Daily website
www.chinadaily.net/english/home/index.html
CNN Online
www.cnn.com/
EurasiaNet
www.eurasianet.org/
The Times
www.timesonline.co.uk
The Ultimate Collection of News Links
pppp.net/links/index.html
News from around the world, by region and country, classified into topics, such as current issues, culture and society, newspapers, science, etc.
World News
http://pppp.net
Breaking world news.
International Resources
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org
Organization dedicated to the international fight against the death penalty, and to the abolition of torture worldwide.
Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aic.gov.au/
The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research centre that seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.
British Home Office
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, counter-terrorism and police.
CountryReports.org
www.countryreports.org/
Provides information on countries around the world. Each page includes links on culture, history, politics, news, current events, and more.
Info Please
www.infoplease.com/
Includes searchable versions of general, entertainment, and sports almanacs; Random House Webster's College Dictionary; and The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition.
United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
http://www.uncjin.org/index.html
Access to United Nations documents and standards, statistical sources, laws and treaties, country information and Institutes of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program Network.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
http://www.unodc.org/
Provides comprehensive information on the illicit drug situation. It provides detailed estimates and trends on production, trafficking and consumption.
World Criminal Justice Library Network
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~wcjlen/WCJ/
Provides links to criminal justice agencies, institutes, and organizations throughout the world and links to library catalogues, statistical resources, general reference sources, periodicals and databases.
The World Factbook
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
An annual summary and update on countries around the world, including information about population, geography, government, military, and transnational issues.
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Style Manuals
American Psychological Association
www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Essentials
www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796
Online Citation Styles
www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
A reference guide to using internet sources. Provides examples for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE citation styles.
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Boston Globe
www.boston.com/news/globe/
Chicago Tribune
www.chicagotribune.com/
Christian Science Monitor
www.csmonitor.com/
Los Angeles Times
www.latimes.com/
Miami Herald
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Philadelphia Inquirer
www.philly.com/mld/philly/
San Francisco Examiner
www.examiner.com/home/
Seattle Times
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/
USA Today
www.usatoday.com/
US News from Associated Press
wire.ap.org/APnews/?SITE=NVLAS&FRONTID=HOME
Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/
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Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Correctional Association
American Jail Association
American Probation and Parole Association
American Psychology-Law Association
American Society of Criminology
American Sociological Association - Crime, Law & Deviance Section
British Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology
International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Corrections and Prisons Association
Justice Research and Statistics Association
Justice Studies Association
Law and Society Association
National Association of Police Organizations
National Center for State Courts
National Sheriffs' Association
New York State Probation Officers Association
Police Executive Research Forum
Socio-Legal Studies Association
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