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Resources for Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Peter Allison
Principal Bibliographer
860.486.6027
peter.allison@uconn.edu

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Library Collections and Services

he UCONN Libraries Catalog: HOMER
Boston Library Consortium Virtual Catalog
Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Service
  Available only to members of the UConn community
Library Research Guide: Criminology and Criminal Justice

 

Video & Other Resources

ulpepper Media Library
  Babbidge Library
Hot Docs: New and Noteworthy Government Documents
  University of Washington Citizen's Guide on the Freedom of Information Act

 

Reference Materials

riminal Justice and Criminology: Concepts and Terms
  Ref HV 7411 .C74 2002
Criminal Justice Information: How to Find It, How to Use It
  Ref HV 7419.5 .C75 1998
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice 2nd ed., 4 vols
  Ref HV 6017 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior 4 vols
  Ref HV6017 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
  Ref HV 8073 .C595 2002
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
  Ref HV 6046 .E56 2000
Historical Dictionary of Terrorism 2nd ed.
  Ref HV 6431 .A537 2002
The Handbook of Crime & Punishment
  Ref HV6789 .H25 1998
Oxford Handbook of Criminology
  Ref HV 6025 .O87 2002

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Databases

 

General Databases

Academic Search Premier
InfoTrac
Lexis/Nexis Legal
PsycINFO
Sociological Abstracts

 

Specialized Databases

Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
  Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence.
NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
  Provides summaries of criminal justice literature
PAIS International
  Public Affairs Information Service, an index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate.

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Electronic Journals and Citation Guides

American Sociological Review
Annual Review of Sociology
Contemporary Sociology
Demography

Directory of Open Access Journals (click on Social Sciences) American Sociological Association (ASA) Citations Guide

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Internet Search Tools & Web Sites

 

Search Tools

Crime and Justice, LookSmart
Crime reporting and analysis, LookSmart
Yahoo! Sociology

 

Web Sites

Academic Sites

Criminal Justice Resources - Michigan State University Libraries
Criminal Justice Links (Florida State University)


United States

Criminal Justice System Image Map
Crime and Justice Atlas 2000
The Critical Criminology Division of the ASC
The Justice Research Association
  Includes: Cybrary: Criminal Justice, Criminology and Criminal Law Links
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Justice Information Center
United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Department of Justice
  Includes: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Prisons
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Immigration and Naturalization Service
National Institute of Justice
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
US National Central Bureau-Interpol
US Marshals Service

United States Department of the Treasury
  Includes: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
US Customs Service
US Secret Service

Other Federal Agencies & Services
  Includes: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, US Dept. of State
Central Intelligence Agency
PAVNET: Partnerships Against Violence Network
US Coast Guard
US Department of Homeland Security
US Postal Inspection Service
US Sentencing Commission

Connecticut

Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice
Connecticut Department of Public Safety
Connecticut Department of Public Safety-Division of Homeland Security
University of Connecticut Police Department

International Agencies & Services

Interpol: International Criminal Police Organization
United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN)

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Crime Statistics

United States

Bureau of Justice Statistics (US Deptartment of Justice)
  [click on "Key Facts at a Glance" for a summary view of crime trends]
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
  From: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Uniform Crime Reports
  From: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Service
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
  From: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Univ of Michigan
Criminal Justice Statistics
  From: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Justice Information Center
Social Statistics Briefing Room
  (White House)

Individual Agencies

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
Child Welfare League of America
   Select Research & Data for Statistical Information
Federal Bureau of Prisons
   Click on "Public Info" | "Quick Facts and Statistics" or "Weekly Population Report"
Juvenile Justice Statistics
National Victim Center (Statistics)
   Statistics on victims of child abuse, criminal driving, domestic terrorism, elder abuse, hate crimes, homicide, sexual assault, school violence, stalking, workplace violence, and other crimes

Connecticut

Connecticut Uniform Crime Reports
  Connecticut Division of State Police, Crime Analysis Unit
Uniform Campus Crime Reports
  University of Connecticut Police Department

International

International Justice Statistics
  From the US Deptartment of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
UNCJIN - Statistics and Research Sources
Criminal Justice Statistics: International Statistics
  From: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Justice Information Center

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Education

Criminology: Graduate School Directories

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Associations and Organizations

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
---Regional: Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences
Academy of Behavioral Profiling
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
American College of Forensic Examiners
American Correctional Association
American Jail Association
American Judges Association
American Probation and Parole Association
American Society for Industrial Security, International
American Society of Criminology
American Sociological Association
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
British Society of Criminology
Canadian Criminal Justice Association
Center for Community Alternatives
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Distance Learning Consortium
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
International Association for Identification
International Association for Property and Evidence
International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Association of Law Enforcement Planners
International Association of Women Police
International Community Corrections Association
International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners
International Web Police
Justice Research and Statistics Association
Justice Research Association
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
National Correctional Industries Association
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) and Children's Research Center (CRC)
National Crime Prevention Council
National Criminal Justice Association
National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
National Juvenile Detention Association
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Office of International Criminal Justice, Inc.
Police Executive Research Forum
Police Futurists International
Sentencing Project
Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
Victim Offender Mediation Association
Western Society of Criminology

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