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Criminal Justice

This guide covers many of the print and online sources available for those doing research in Criminal Justice.

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Social Science Data Resources
This guide identifies major numeric data resources to support quantitative research in social science.

Useful sites for data & statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
This site is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. It offers information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
This resource includes both publicly available and non-publicly available datasets on public policy and social science research. Users must create an account and log in to access data.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
The mission of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources.

ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
(Formerly Lexis Nexis Statistical.) ProQuest Statistical Insight provides access to statistics on a wide variety of topics produced by Federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental and international organizations.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
University of Albany School of Criminal Justice.
Brings together data from over 100 published and unpublished sources, mined from state and federal agency reports, research centers, universities, and private companies.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Published since 1878, the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
Hosted by the FBI, UCR collects, publishes, and archives reliable uniform crime statistics for the nation. It is based on a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of nearly 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies

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