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Criminal Justice: Web Resources

A collection of library and web resources for conducting research in criminal justice.

Associations and Organizations

Government Internet Sites

Bowling Green, OH Police Division
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Correctional Health
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Crime Solutions.gov
Government site that rates criminal justice and crime victim services based on study data supporting the effectiveness of the programs.
International Narcotics Control Board
Interpol
NamUs: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (U.S. Dept of Justice)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Funded by the federal government, NCJRS offers substance abuse and justice information that supports research, program development, and policy.
National Gang Center
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI)
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Justice Department: Agencies
Links to the agencies within the U.S. Justice Department, such as Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office on Violence Against Women, etc.
U.S. Justice Department: Home Page
U.S. National Institute of Corrections Library
U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
U. S. Sentencing Commission
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Wood County Sheriff's Office
Global Status Report on Violence Prevention 2014 (World Health Organization)

Online collections

Addressing Gun Violence
A collection of subscription sources made available for all by Project MUSE.

Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
This collection brings together hundreds of titles dealing with the topic of gun regulation and legislation in America. Included are periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, links to scholarly articles, an extensive bibliography, and a balanced selection of external resources to further research the subject.

Justice-focused Research Organizations

Prison Policy Initiative
The non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society.
Vera Institute: Solutions and Research
"From federal, state, and local advocacy to expert data analysis and research, Vera develops solutions to help understand, explain, and disrupt the criminal legal and immigration systems and their devastating impacts."

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