LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Online Resources

Police Organizations

Police Foundation
Nonprofit group working "to improve American policing and enhance the capacity of the criminal justice system to function effectively."
Police Executive Research Forum
The Critical Issues Series provides reports in areas ranging from civil rights and immigration enforcement to best practices and thoughts on tranforming policing.
International Association of Chiefs of Police
The Resources & Publications section of the site includes model policies for policing, an e-library, and a searchable clearinghouse of publications.
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Mission of to "ensure equity in the administration of justice in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action."

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Criminal Justice Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Statistics and more
National Security & Veterans Affairs Statistics
From the U.S. Statistical Abstract
TRACFED
Information about the federal government - how it enforces the law, where it assigns its employees, and how it spends our money.
Uniform Crime Reports
Crime statistics back to 1995 from nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S, plus a whole lot more
Statistical Abstract of the United States

Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Data from more than 100 published and unpublished sources covering many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. From the University of Albany, School of Criminal Justice and the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center.
Facts on File: World News Digest
Domestic and international news. It has a large section of facts and statistics.