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Web by Topic: Criminal Justice

Heartland's knowledgeable librarians have assembled a list of some of the more reliable Web sites.

What are some credible sites about criminal justice?

  • American Correctional Association

    Full text of Corrections Today -- the professional membership publication of the ACA -- as well as a job bank, online classes and more for people in the corrections field.

  • Bureau of Justice Statistics

    Find statistics on crime and victims, criminal offenders, law enforcement, courts and sentencing and more at this site, which also provides 300-400 full-text publications.

  • Campus Security Statistics

    Searchable database of campus crime statistics from 1998 to 2000 for over 6,000 colleges and universities. Users can search for a particular school, or browse using factors such as region, state, city, type of institution, instructional program or number of students. Statistics are presented in table format--one school at a time--and cover criminal offenses, hate offenses and arrests.

  • Crime Scene Investigation

    Find crime scene response and evidence collection guidelines, articles on general investigation, fingerprints, photography, computer forensics and more at this site.

  • Cybrary: The World's Criminal Justice Directory

    Links to annotated lists of sites covering topics such as gun control, computer crime, gangs, terrorism, drugs, alcohol, police, prisons and more.

  • Federal Bureau of Prisons

    Annual reports, statistics, inmate information, a searchable database, a directory of facilities and more is available from this United States Department of Justice site.

  • Illinois Crime Statistics

    Illinois Uniform Crime Reports from as far back as 1997 are available on this site. Statistics are broken down by type of reporting agency, geography, type of crime, etc.

  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service

    Authoritative articles on corrections, courts, drugs, crime, juvenile justice, law enforcement and more. Articles are housed on various government agency sites.

  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

    Online version of a popular print source from 2003 (31st edition) that includes a compilation of data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.

  • Uniform Crime Reports

    Nationwide crime statistics compiled by the FBI. The three major categories covered include "Crime in the United States," "Hate Crime Statistics," and "Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted."

Always remember to evaluate your sources.