CJ  WEBSITES

Federal Criminal Justice

United States Department of Justice

 

http://www.usdoj.gov/
Press releases, crime bill information, and statistics from DOJ agencies including the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

 

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/welcome.html

NIJ is the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is the only Federal agency solely dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.NIJ's principal authorities are derived from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC § 3721-3722).

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.

Office of Justice Programs

Violence Against Women Office

United States Marshals Service

Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

http://www.fbi.gov/
Crime data from the annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR); hate crime statistics; law enforcement officers killed and assaulted; status of FBI investigations, including the Unabomber case and computer crimes; a list of the 10 most wanted fugitives and a Hall of Honor.

 

Uniform Crime Reports

National Incident Based Reporting System

 

http://www.nibrs.search.org/
This Web site provides details of Project activities and useful technical, operational, policy and research information to the justice community concerning NIBRS implementation nationwide.

Incident-Based Reporting Resource Center
http://www.jrsainfo.org/ibrrc/index.html
This site provides comprehensive information on accessing and using incident-based reporting data for the analysis of crime and reporting of justice statistics.

Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC)

http://fjsrc.urban.org/
The Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. Using data obtained from Federal agencies, the FJSP compiles comprehensive information describing defendants from each stage of Federal criminal case processing.
FEDSTATS

http://www.fedstats.gov/
Provides powerful link and search utilities to find statistical information generated by any Federal statistics agency without knowing in advance what agency produces or publishes the data. Map stats available with State and county level crime reports.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP)

http://www.bop.gov/
Provides statistics on Federal inmate demographics, sentence, offense, and facility populations.

United States Treasury Department

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF)

http://www.atf.treas.gov/
Information on firearms manufacturing and licensing, frequently asked questions and answers about the Brady law, alcohol statistics, and a listing of States subject to comply with the Brady law.
 

U. S. Secret Service

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

http://www.cdc.gov/
Statistics on firearm-related injuries and deaths, death investigation, and health-related data. Web-based Inquiry Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS).

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

 

http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
The Sourcebook presents a broad spectrum of criminal justice data from the more than 100 sources in 6 sections.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/home.html
This web site provides browsing and downloading access to over 500 data collections relating to criminal justice.

Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OTHER CJ INFORMATION CITES

College and University Crime Statistics
http://www.soconline.org/
Provides crimes statistics for colleges and universities across the United States.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF)
http://www.1nleomf.com/
Provides law enforcement facts on the number of officers killed, injured, or assaulted in the line of duty, and the total number of sworn police officers nationwide. Also, this site maintain a searchable database of fallen officers.
Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
Analysis and information on issues surrounding the death penalty including publications on costs, racial disparities, and trends in capital punishment. Special topics include women, juveniles, and U.S. military.

The Sentencing Project

http://www.sentencingproject.org/
Provides national and international incarceration statistics, and

 facts about sentencing disparity.

Restorative Justice On-Line Notebook

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/rest-just/index.htm

Professional Criminal Justice Associations

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

American Society of Criminology

Southern Criminal Justice Association

American Jail Association

American Correctional Association

Professional Sociology Associations

American Sociological Association

Southern Sociological Society

Society of Applied Sociology

 

Criminal Justice Links In Virginia

Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

Office of Community Policing

Virginia Community Policing Institute

 

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