Crime & Justice

Justice Department has many reports and documents listed alphabetically and by component. The Justice Department also includes:

ATF: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has publications on these topics. Source: U.S. Dept of Justice. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Bureau of Justice Assistance provides policy development publications on solutions for safer communities. Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Provides key facts and many statistical publications including:

• Crime Trends (Statistics by State and U.S. Totals
• Homicide trends and Characteristics
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics via State University of NY at Albany.
• Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

COPS: Community Oriented Policing Services: advances community policing as an effective strategy in communities’ efforts to improve public safety. Includes: Community Policing Topics (select from side banner). Source:  U.S. Dept of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) includes resources on drug trafficking & abuse, law enforcement, and drug policy. Source: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.  

FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation: Resources include:

• Counterterrorism Information
• FBI History
• Kids Page
• Law Enforcement Bulletin
• National Security Branch
• Reports & Publications
• Uniform Crime Reports: annual statistics (includes Hate Crimes)
• Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office: This site provides research information about juvenile crime and victimization and about youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

• Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
• Juvenile Statistical Briefing Book quick and easy access to detailed and timely statistics
• NCJRS Juvenile Justice Publications
• Topics link to relevant publications
• Source: U.S. Dept of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and the National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Narcotics Control Reports are international strategy reports on all aspects of the international drug trade. Source: U.S. Dept. of State

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS): A collection of clearinghouses, this is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world. Includes:

• NCJRS Abstracts Database: which provides summaries of criminal justice literature (see also Tutorial)
• NCJRS Virtual Library  of full text publications.
• Publications (alpha list)
• Statistics (See the topical index or Crime type)
• Topical Index (A to Z list in detail)

In Addition below are access points to the publications of major topics (Be sure to check banner on side of these topics):

• Corrections Publications (includes Capital Punishment)
• Courts Publications
• Crime Publications
• Crime Prevention Publications
• Drug Abuse Publications (includes Statistics)
• Justice System Publications
• Juvenile Justice Publications
• Law Enforcement Publications
• Victims of Crime Publications
• Source: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, U.S. Department of Justice.

National Drug Control Policy Office: Includes national policies, trends, facts and programs. Source: U.S. Executive Office of the President. Office of National Drug Control Policy. See also NCJRS Publications.

National Drug Intelligence Center includes National Threat Assessments and many Publications. Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice. National Drug Intelligence Center.

National Institute of Corrections provides a variety of resources through their Library's topical index  for correction practitioners, policy-makers, trainers and researchers. Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice. National Institute of Corrections.  See also NCJRS Publications

National Institute of Justice: dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.

• NIJ Journal
• Publications
• Search NIJ Publications topic/keyword
• Source: National Institute of Justice

National Institute on Drug Abuse has many resources published for various audiences: researchers and health professionals, parents and teachers, and students.

• Drugs of Abuse Information
• NIDA for Teens
• Researchers and Health Professionals
• Trends and statistics. 
• Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse. See also NCJRS Publications.

U. S. Sentencing Commission: Federal sentencing information and statistics by state, circuit and district. Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission.  See also NCJRS Publications.

Victims of Crime Office: acts as a clearinghouse for emerging victim issues with publications on issues, practices and policy development. Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Victims of Crime. See also NCJRS publications.

Violence Against Women Office  includes a Toolkit to End Violence Against Women.  See also NIJ's Violence Against Women & Family Resources. Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice. National Institute of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women.

Violence Prevention Division: includes resources in the areas of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual violence, suicide, youth violence. Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of Violence Prevention.

Wisconsin Department of Justice includes Attorney General Opinions. Source: Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance: Publications include Wisconsin Crime and Arrests. Source: Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance.

Wisconsin State Law Library  provides access to statutory, administrative and case law as well as secondary resources such as legal forms.  Use their Legal Research Guides and browse their Legal Topics pages for more information.  Source Wisconsin State Law Library.

World Drug Report Source: United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime.

World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems, 2002 provides narrative descriptions of the systems of 45 countries. Source: U.S. Dept of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. See also the topical index of publications from NCJRS.

www.Cybercrime.Gov issues include computer crime, intellectual property crime, and cyber ethics. Take a Bite out of Cyber Crime teaches consumers how to protect themselves.  Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice. Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, and the National Crime Prevention Council.

Youth Violence Prevention: national resource center for professionals, parents and youth. Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.