Criminal Justice Online Resources
Quick Links
General Resources
These are some of the most useful starting point for criminal justice information
on the Internet.
- Cecil Greek's Criminal Justice
Links
This is a good website to use if you're just staring your research into criminal justice.
- Crime (Yahoo)
- Criminal Justice Corner
While the primary focus of this site is on computer-related crime, there are
numerous links to criminal justice sites of general interest (e.g., stats,
police departments, and federal agencies)
- Hieros Gamos Criminal Links
Global list of criminal law resources.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Center
- National Criminal Justice Reference
Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
The National Criminal Justice Reference
Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database provides 100 to 200 word abstracts for over
145,000 criminal justice publications. Literature provided includes U.S. Federal,
State and local government documents, journals, books, unpublished research
reports, and program descriptions and evaluations, from the early 1970's up
to the present. Currently over 350 new items are added to the abstracts database each month.
The database is updated twice a month.
- Vera Institute of Justice's
Criminal Justice Links
Corrections
Access the sites below for more information on prisons and prisoners.
Drugs and Alcohol
Visit these sites for more information on drugs and alcohol. These sites include statistics, current legislation, and general information.
Federal Agencies and Offices
International Criminal Justice
Use the sites below to find criminal justice information from other countries. All the websites are very helpful in locating international crime statistics and more.
Juvenile Delinquency
Law Enforcement
The sites below are good starting points for information on police and other law enforcement topics.
Statistics Resources
Access these sites for criminal justice statistics.
Associations and Organizations
Discussion Groups and Mailing Lists
Electronic Journals and Newsletters
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