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Subject Resources: Criminal Justice 

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BJS: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Contains reports and data covering corrections, courts & sentencing, crime type, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program, employment & expenditure, federal law enforcement, courts, topics in local, tribal, and campus law enforcement, victims, special topics, and more.

BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site. The Bureau is responsible for the custody and care of about 209,000 Federal Offenders. Includes history, organization, quick facts, research and reports, and inmate locator in 115 institutions.

Criminal Justice Collection (Gale/Cengage). From law enforcement to corrections, from forensic science to homeland security, this collection offers content from more than 700 journals. Provided by NOVEL.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. Provides resources for law enforcement, communities, researchers, and students. Get the latest email and news feeds, learn about the bureau and what it investigates, read about the history of the FBI, and obtain reports and publications. Also featured: “Wanted by the FBI”.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police. The Web site of this organization, whose leadership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, state, and local agencies of all sizes, provides membership information, overviews of police services projects, police leadership and training courses, conference announcements, information and news updates on legislative action, and a variety of publications and guides.

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Established in 1972, NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. Intended audience is anyone interested in crime, victim assistance, and public safety including policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators and students, community leaders, and the general public.

Office of Justice Programs. Provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal justice systems. Works in partnership with the justice community to identify the most pressing crime-related challenges confronting the justice system and to provide information, training, coordination, and innovative strategies and approaches for addressing these challenges. Access publications, reports, and more.

United States Department of Justice. With this government Web site you can report a crime; get a job; locate a prison, inmate, or sex offender; apply for a grant; submit a complaint; report waste, fraud, abuse, or misconduct; find sales of seized property; find help and information for crime victims; register and apply for permits; request records; identify our most wanted fugitives; find a form; report and identify missing persons; and more. Here you can also find publications on many topics related to criminal justice.

U.S. Department of State. Devoted to diplomacy and foreign relations, this federal department is headed by the Secretary of State. Here you may find publications including press releases, reports, performance plans, and the foreign affairs manual.  You may also read about the history and mission of the organization and link to library services, offices, announcements, overseas schools, and people.