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Criminal Justice Websites

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service This website is maintained by the Department of Justice and provides information for professionals in the form of a searchable articles database, listing of events, information on grants and funding, a question answer service, as well as current news.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data NACJD's mission is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Compiles criminal justice-related information produced by a variety of government agencies, research organizations, and commercial publishers.
U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics
Extensive tabular data and analytical reports on all aspects of crime and justice in the United States.

World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems This website provides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world.

OVC: Office for Victims of Crime This national government website’s mission is to provide online access to assistance to crime victims and to promote changing attitudes, policies, and practices to encourage justice and healing for all victims of crime. The website’s search engine provides access to research reports and statistical data.

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FBI Records : The Vault
The Vault is the new FOIA Library, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies.

FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Annual statistical publications on crime in the United States produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies.

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American Government and Politics in the Information Age
This text is a comprehensive introduction to the vital subject of American government and politics.
Criminal Law
Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong foundation from scratch, Criminal Law introduces you to crimes and defenses that have been broken down into separate components.
MERLOT - Criminal Justice Community Portal
An educational resource for teaching and learning. Use this portal to discover online learning materials, journals, professional organizations, and news.
National Criminal Justice Reference Center
Established in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.