Web Resources
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS): CorrectionsEstablished 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.
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Civil and Criminal JusticeThe National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is a bipartisan non-governmental organization to serve the members and staff of state legislatures of the United States.
Think Tank Publications
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new windowSearch for information on public policy issues from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers, including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank. (ProQuest)
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles, reports, and grey literature on topics related to the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics. "PAIS" stands for "Public Affairs Information Service," and the content dates from the early 1900s-present. (ProQuest)
Statistics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics: CorrectionsBJS is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice whose mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
- FBI - Uniform Crime ReportsStatistics and information on crime in the United States.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice StatisticsThe Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 published and unpublished sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. Since 1973, the project has been located at the University at Albany, School of Criminal Justice, and compiled and managed by staff at the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center in Albany, New York.
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowAccess a data and mapping resource that combines demographic, health, employment, and socioeconomic data about communities, census tracts, and other regions within the United States. (PolicyMap)
- OpenSecrets Lobbying DatabaseDatabase of organizations and money spent on lobbying Congress since 1998 that can be searched by industry, issue, and more.
Public Opinion Resources
- iPOLL This link opens in a new windowSearch an archive of public opinion polls from US and international polling firms since 1935 on topics such as social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and more. Note: You must create an account to download the datasets. (Cornell University)
- Pew Research: Criminal JusticePew Research Center is a nonpartisan research organization that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.
