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The Department of Justice Mission: To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law;
to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling
crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice
for all Americans.
- Department of Justice Home Page
- Contains a variety of information on law enforcement, juvenile justice, crime statistics, and more.
- Selected bureaus, offices, and agencies under the Department of Justice include:
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
- The NCJRS Home Page
- NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice.
- NCJRS Library/Abstracts Search Page
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- The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 150,000 criminal justice
publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished
research.
- A - Z Topical Index
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- The BJS 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.
- Data Online
- Get statistical tables about state and localities on crime trends, homicide trends, and law enforcement.
Full Text Reference Sources and Publications
- Crime in the U.S.
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- Includes detailed annual crime statistics by state and place.
- National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is also mounted on this page.
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- The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
- This tool brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which
are presented in over 600 tables. Nearly all the data presented are nationwide in scope and, where possible, they are displayed
by regions, States, and cities.
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room via Federal Bureau of Investigation
- The FBI documents represented by the electronic documents were taken from the Freedom of Information Act Reading Room at FBI
Headquarters in Washington, D.C. These FBI documents have been scanned from paper copies as released to FOIA requesters over
the years. Categories of materials include: Espionage, Famous Persons, Gangster Era, Historical Interest, Unusual Phenomena,
Violent Crime.
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
- The most comprehensive source of information about juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and about the response of the
juvenile justice system to these problems.
- Review of FBI Security Programs (The Webster Report)
- Released in March, 2002, this is a substantial report (136 pages) published by the Commission for the Review of FBI Security
Programs known as the Webster Report.
- Available full-text to print or download.
- Funding Opportunities
- National Institute of Justice page. Includes application forms, grantee forms, NIJ Awards, etc.
- Attorney General Annual Reports
- 1994 to date
- DOJ Reports and Publications
- Extensive set of full-text publications which you can browse by title or agency division. Below are just a few examples.
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